post-operative
adjective/ˌpəʊst ˈɒpərətɪv/
/ˌpəʊst ˈɑːpərətɪv/
(also informal post-op
[only before noun] (medical)/ˌpəʊst ˈɒp/
/ˈpəʊst ɑːp/
)- connected with the period after a medical operation
- post-operative complications/pain/care
- patients in the post-operative period
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPost-operative is used with these nouns:- complication
- recovery
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