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Definition of preoperative adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

preoperative

adjective

NAmE//priˈɑpərət̮ɪv//

, NAmE//priˈɑprət̮ɪv//

(also pre-op informal) [only before noun]

connected with the period before a medical operation Please schedule a preoperative appointment seven days before surgery.

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