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Definition of postoperative adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

postoperative

adjective

NAmE//ˌpoʊstˈɑpərət̮ɪv//

, NAmE//ˌpoʊstˈɑprət̮ɪv//

[only before noun] (medical)

connected with the period after a medical operation postoperative complications/pain/care patients in the postoperative period

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