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peri-op

peri-op is the clipping of perioperative.

Meaning of perioperative

Adjective

perioperative (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery.
    • Meronyms: preoperative, postoperative; presurgical, postsurgical

Origin of peri-op

Formatted like pre-op and post-op.

Questions about peri-op

What is peri-op the clipping of?
Peri-op is the clipping of perioperative.

Words near peri-op in the dictionary

  1. peri-apocalyptic
  2. peri-articularly
  3. peri-implantitis
  4. peri-lingual deafness
  5. peri-mortem
  6. peri-op
  7. peri-operative
  8. peri-operatively
  9. peri-peri
  10. peri-peris
  11. peri-urban

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Adapted from Wiktionary: peri-op (page history and authors); perioperative (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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