postoperative

See also: post-operative

English

Alternative forms

• post-operative

Etymology

post- +‎ operative

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv/
• IPA^(key): /pəʊstˈɒpəɹətɪv/

Adjective

postoperative (not comparable)

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

   The postoperative procedure is as follows.

   • 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 139,

     She was looking even paler, more post-operative, as it were, than she had on waking.

Translations

of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation

• French: postopératoire (fr)
• German: postoperativ (de)
• Italian: postoperatorio
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: pós-operatório
• Romanian: postoperatoriu (ro)
• Spanish: posoperatorio

Noun

postoperative (plural postoperatives)

1. A transgender person who has undergone gender reassignment surgery.

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German

Adjective

postoperative

1. inflection of postoperativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular