preoperative
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5.9
- adjective
- /ˌpriːˈɒpərətɪv/
- Specialized
:
preoperatorio
- To minimize risks, the doctor advised a preoperative assessment to evaluate the patient's medical history.
- preoperative hemoglobin
- preoperative radiotherapy
- preoperative antibiotic
They would not feel comfortable displaying a nude preoperative body or male genitalia in public because doing so would be dysphoria inducing.
- They would not feel comfortable displaying a nude preoperative body or male genitalia in public because doing so would be dysphoria inducing.
Examples
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Laboratory studies should include routine preoperative labs, including a complete blood count and liver function tests.
Academic text (1996) -
Because of the vascularity of these lesions, preoperative angiography is recommended.
Academic text (2008) -
They want to do a kind of preoperative exam.
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Therefore, based on this level of evidence, we recommend that preoperative antibiotics be used routinely in patients undergoing BRS.
Academic text (2015) -
Overall, the rate of infection for patients who received preoperative prophylactic antibiotics was 10% versus 31% in those untreated.
Academic text (2015) -
She said, “Well, I've been doing some alternative therapies... but I had to come in here today because today is my preoperative exam.
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Before the surgery, the patient underwent a series of preoperative tests to ensure her health was optimal.
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The hospital requires all patients to have a preoperative consultation with the surgeon to discuss the procedure.
Synonyms
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4.7
Happening before surgery to prepare or check the patient
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Morphology
Etymology
Preoperative starts with pre- meaning 'before' and contains operative, from operate which means 'to do an operation'. So, preoperative describes things done 'before an operation' to get a patient ready for surgery.