Perioperative

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery. not-comparable
"Meronyms: preoperative, postoperative; presurgical, postsurgical"

Example

"Meronyms: preoperative, postoperative; presurgical, postsurgical"

Etymology

From peri- + operative.

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