adj
Meaning 1
Prior to surgery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
preoperative
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noun
Meaning 2
A transgender person who has not yet undergone gender reassignment surgery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English operative English preoperative From pre- + operative.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: preoperatori — before surgery
- Finnish: ennen leikkausta — before surgery
- Finnish: preoperatiivinen — before surgery
- French: préopératoire — before surgery
- German: präoperativ — before surgery
- Polish: przedoperacyjny — before surgery
- French: pré-opéré — Translations
- French: pré-op — Translations
- Polish: osoba transpłciowa przed operacją korekty płci — Translations