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/poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv/ · adjective
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.
Use post operative when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Post operative means Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation..
Common synonyms include operative, surgical.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The postoperative procedure is as follows.
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