Presurgery

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Before surgery. not-comparable

    "But the nagging curiosity about what she might have, could have, perhaps should not have said inspired this playful hourlong exploration of the mind-body connection, in which Ms. Margolin performs five versions of the lost 12-minute presurgery performance."

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"But the nagging curiosity about what she might have, could have, perhaps should not have said inspired this playful hourlong exploration of the mind-body connection, in which Ms. Margolin performs five versions of the lost 12-minute presurgery performance."

Etymology

From pre- + surgery.

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