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postoperative.

Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv/General-American/pəʊstˈɒpəɹətɪv/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation.

    not-comparable
    The postoperative procedure is as follows.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English operative English postoperative From post- + operative.

noun/poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv/General-American/pəʊstˈɒpəɹətɪv/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A transgender person who has undergone gender reassignment surgery.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English operative English postoperative From post- + operative.

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