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postoperatively

postoperatively

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After a person has surgery
  • adverb
  • /ˌpoʊstəˈrætɪvli/
  • Specialized
: postoperatoriamente
  • For the first three to four weeks postoperatively, patients will be followed regularly.
  • months postoperatively
  • patients postoperatively
  • hours postoperatively

Examples

  • Unfortunately, he died 3 years postoperatively as the result of a local recurrence.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Recovery was complete in all patients within eight weeks postoperatively, and surgical intervention was not necessary.

    Academic text (1996)
  • In the present study, hematomas occurred in two patients 2 hours postoperatively and were treated immediately.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In ten cases, relief of pain was complete postoperatively with the addition of analgesics.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Tinnitus was noted for the first time postoperatively in 29% of their cases.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Slow progressive range of motion is conducted postoperatively, putting tension on the wound.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Audiogram obtained three weeks postoperatively shows a moderate to severe hearing loss in the patient's left ear.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The patient was followed in our outpatient clinic, and at 4 years postoperatively, she exhibited no evidence of recurrence.

    Academic text (2008)
  • A follow-up clinic visit 6 months postoperatively demonstrated a near-complete resolution of the physical findings.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The patient experienced significant pain relief six weeks postoperatively, allowing her to return to normal activities.

Surface Forms

postoperatively positive

Morphology

postoperatively = postoperative (transparent) = post + operative + ly

Derived by adding the regular adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'postoperative' (post- + operative), producing the predictable meaning 'in the period after a surgical operation'.

Etymology

Postoperatively starts with post-, which means 'after', and contains operate, the same part in operation that we use for surgery. So, postoperatively means 'after an operation', usually after surgery.