operative
- adjective
- /ˈɑːpərətɪv/
- Specialized
- If traction failed, then operative treatment was undertaken in the form of revision surgery.
- operative procedure
- operative techniques
- operative intervention
Examples
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None of the patients were exposed to the operative risks of ectropion, infection, implant extrusion, bleeding, or blindness.
Academic text (2011) -
Patient demographics, pathology results, operative time, technique, and outcomes are all reported.
Academic text (2015) -
Do you have experience working in these specific post operative cases or with this?
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Some surgeons routinely review the prior operative report, while others do not find such review helpful.
Academic text (1996) -
Forty-six children had at least one operative procedure under anaesthetic by age 24 months.
Academic text (2002) -
The charts were analyzed for demographic information, hospital stay, operative technique, and early and late complications.
Academic text (2005) -
Unstable fractures of the tibia and fibula may require operative reduction and surgical stabilization.
Academic text (2006) -
A low thoracic epidural procedure with bupivacaine infusion for intra- and post-operative pain relief was planned.
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The surgeon explained the operative procedure in detail before the patient went to surgery.
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In the operative stage of the treatment, the doctor performed several key surgical techniques.
Synonyms
Relating to a medical operation to repair or remove body parts
Antonyms
Compounds
A country in northeastern South America that became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966
How Operated
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Operative comes from the Latin root oper meaning 'work', the same root as operate and operation. In medicine an operative procedure is something that involves 'working' on the body, so it refers to surgery.