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preoperative

[ pree-op-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. occurring or related to the period or preparations before a surgical operation.


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Other Words From

  • pre·oper·a·tive·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of preoperative1

First recorded in 1900–05; pre- + operative

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