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Adjective pre-operative has 1 sense
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Definitions from the WebPre-operativeDefinition:Pre-operative is an adjective used to describe anything related to the period of time immediately before a surgical operation. Senses:1. Medical Sense:In a medical context, pre-operative refers to the period or activities conducted before a surgical procedure. Example: The patient underwent extensive pre-operative testing and consultations before the heart surgery. 2. Linguistic Sense:In linguistics, pre-operative refers to a word or phrase that modifies a noun and appears before it in a sentence. Example: In the sentence "The blue car is parked outside," the word "blue" functions as a pre-operative modifier to describe the car. Usage:Pre-operative is commonly used in medical and surgical contexts to describe assessments, consultations, tests, or any preparations that occur before an operation. Related Products:Pre-operative surgical gownPre-operative vitamins Pre-operative care book | ||||
pre-market pre-medicare pre-natal pre-nominal phrase pre-nup pre-occupied pre-olympic pre-operation pre-operative pre-operatively pre-order pre-orientation pre-owned pre-packaged pre-planned pre-pone pre-poned
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