Staph infections in hospitals pose a significant threat to the health of postoperative surgical patients.
Source: tatoeba (3198979)
Postoperative
//poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv//
Synonyms for "postoperative" (2 found)
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1 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
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3 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 11 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- postoperatori adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
Finnish
3 entries- leikkauksen jälkeinen adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
- leikkauksenjälkeinen adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
- postoperatiivinen adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
French
2 entries- post-opératoire adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
- postopératoire adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
German
1 entries- postoperativ adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
Greek
1 entries- μετεγχειρητικός adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
Hungarian
2 entries- műtét utáni adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
- posztoperatív adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
Italian
1 entries- postoperatorio adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
Polish
1 entries- pooperacyjny adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
Portuguese
1 entries- pós-operatório adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
Romanian
1 entries- postoperatoriu adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
Spanish
1 entries- posoperatorio adj (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The postoperative procedure is as follows.
Source: wiktionary
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.
Source: wiktionary
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