postoperatively
- adverb
- /ˌpoʊstəˈrætɪvli/
- Specialized
- For the first three to four weeks postoperatively, patients will be followed regularly.
- months postoperatively
- patients postoperatively
- hours postoperatively
Examples
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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
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.