to scrub in

To wash the hands and forearms very thoroughly, as for surgery. To scrub in implies the use of a brush (and often an implement to clean under the nails). To scrub in, to scrub up, and to scrub are synonymous.

I'm not going to scrub in for surgery.
Do you want to scrub in for an appendectomy ?

by aaa1976 September 07, 2011