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Preoperative

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Occurring before surgery: preoperative preparations.

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adj. happening before surgery

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

In surgery, relating to the period preceding an operation.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation

Word Usage

"Marijnen CA, van de Velde CJ, Putter H, van den BM, Maas CP, et al. (2005) Impact of short-term preoperative radiotherapy on health-related quality of life and sexual functioning in primary rectal cancer: Report of a multicenter randomized trial."

Equivalent

operative surgical

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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