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postoperative Definition

post·op·era·tive (pōst′äp′ər ə tiv, -ər āt′iv)

adjective

of or occurring in the period after a surgical operation

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postoperative Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • analgesia: In addition the epidural may be used for postoperative analgesia.
  • nausea: A meta-analysis was conducted for studies which assessed postoperative nausea.
  • complication: AB - The author provides a concise account of postoperative complications of pancreatic surgery.
  • morbidity: Only one trial was designed to measure postoperative morbidity.
  • radiotherapy: All children over 3 years old were treated with postoperative radiotherapy.
  • ileus: For others, like postoperative ileus, there may be few.