Preoperative
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A transgender person who has not yet undergone gender reassignment surgery.
Adjective
- 1 Prior to surgery. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation wordnet
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More examples"A preoperative sample is required."
Etymology
From pre- + operative.