pre-op
noun
uk/ˈpriːˌɒp/us/ˈpriːˌɑːp/[CorU]
a set ofchecksandtestsgiven in ahospitalbefore someone has anoperation:
During pre-op I was told they were going to do bothdiscs.
Aspartof the pre-op, she had aroutinemammogram, whichrevealedthebreastcancer.
I had two or three pre-ops.
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aplacein ahospitalwhere someone ispreparedfor anoperation:
I wasactuallyrelievedwhen they took me to pre-op.
Medical treatment: surgery
- a nip and tuckidiom
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputation
- amputee
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- excise
- implantable
- implantation
- incision
- interoperative
- intraoperative
- knife
- sex reassignment surgery
- snip
- splenectomy
- spreader
- stereotactic
- transfusion
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pre-op
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌpriːˈɒp/us/ˌpriːˈɑːp/happeningor given before anoperation:
You willreceivemoreinformationatyourpre-opappointmentthedaybeforeyoursurgery.
I was on my pre-opdrugsand verycalm.
relatingtopreparationfor anoperation:
The pre-opnursedoesskinprepforpatientsundergoingsurgery.
Allpatientsmustreceivewritten pre-op and post-opinstructions.
(of aplace) where apersonispreparedfor anoperation:
Allpreliminarycarewill be given in the pre-oproom.
Thepatientarrivedin thecardiacpre-oparea.
(of aperson) notyethaving hadtheiroperation:
Pre-oppatientshave aseriesofchecksdone.
Medical treatment: surgery
- a nip and tuckidiom
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputation
- amputee
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- excise
- implantable
- implantation
- incision
- interoperative
- intraoperative
- knife
- sex reassignment surgery
- snip
- splenectomy
- spreader
- stereotactic
- transfusion
pre-op
adverb
uk/ˌpriːˈɒp/us/ˌpriːˈɑːp/before someone has anoperation:
I stillweigh140poundsless than I did pre-op.
He'd beenstrugglingtodrinkenoughwater, which was anissuepre-op.
Medical treatment: surgery
- a nip and tuckidiom
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputation
- amputee
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- excise
- implantable
- implantation
- incision
- interoperative
- intraoperative
- knife
- sex reassignment surgery
- snip
- splenectomy
- spreader
- stereotactic
- transfusion
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