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preoperatively

preoperatively adverb: in a preoperative context; before surgery.

Adverb

preoperatively (not comparable)

  1. In a preoperative context; before surgery.

Origin of preoperatively

From preoperative + -ly.

Questions about preoperatively

What does preoperatively mean?
Preoperatively means in a preoperative context; before surgery.
What part of speech is preoperatively?
Preoperatively is an adverb.

Words near preoperatively in the dictionary

  1. preoperating
  2. preoperation
  3. preoperational
  4. preoperationally
  5. preoperative
  6. preoperatively
  7. preoperatives
  8. preoperatory
  9. preopercle
  10. preopercles
  11. preopercula

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