postoperative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pəʊstˈɒpəɹətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English operative English postoperative From post- + operative.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation.
The postoperative procedure is as follows.
1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 139, She was looking even paler, more post-operative, as it were, than she had on waking.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| post-operative | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Relateds
postoperational · postoperatory
Translations (15)
pl pooperacyjny (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · es posoperatorio (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · ro postoperatoriu (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · fi leikkauksen jälkeinen (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · fi postoperatiivinen (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · it postoperatorio (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · fi leikkauksenjälkeinen (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · el μετεγχειρητικός (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · fr postopératoire (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · fr post-opératoire (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · ca postoperatori (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · pt pós-operatório (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · hu műtét utáni (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · hu posztoperatív (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation) · de postoperativ (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)