pre-op
pre-op adjective: happening before an operation.
Adjective
pre-op (not comparable)
- Happening before an operation.
- a pre-op consultation
- For example, Goal 7 “Reduce the risk of health care associated infections” stipulates, among other things, that hospitals have specific strategies in place to prevent surgical site infection (SSI), that they provide regular feedback about SSI rates to caregivers, with follow-up for 30 days, that...2011, Darrell A. Campbell, “Patient Safety”, in Michael W. Mulholland, Gerard M. Doherty, editors, Complications in Surgery, 2nd edition, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, pages...
- Not yet operated on.
- The three pre-op transsexuals are attired in cheap, synthetic clothes and, to emphasize this point, one of them even wears a polyester imitation of Samantha's luxury silk nightgown […]2013, Niall Richardson, Clarissa Smith, Angela Werndly, Studying Sexualities: Theories, Representations, Cultures, page 92
Noun
pre-op (plural pre-ops)
- A preoperative patient or procedure.
- A preoperative trans person.
Synonyms of pre-op
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Forms of pre-op
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | preop |
| Noun | |
| plural | pre-ops |
Origin of pre-op
From pre- + op.
Questions about pre-op
- What does pre-op mean?
- Pre-op means happening before an operation.
- What part of speech is pre-op?
- Pre-op can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near pre-op in the dictionary
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