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Pre-op

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Happening before an operation. not-comparable

    "a pre-op consultation"

  2. 2
    Not yet operated on. not-comparable

    "The three pre-op transsexuals are attired in cheap, synthetic clothes and, to emphasize this point, one of them even wears a polyester imitation of Samantha's luxury silk nightgown […]"

Noun
  1. 1
    A preoperative patient or procedure.
  2. 2
    A preoperative trans person.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pre- + op.

Etymology 2

From pre- + op.

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