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post-op or post·op (p

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adj.

Postoperative. Used informally.

postoperative (post-op)

[-op′ərətiv′]

Etymology: L, post + operari, to work

pertaining to the period of time after surgery. It begins with the patient's emergence from anesthesia and continues through the time required for the acute effects of the anesthetic and surgical procedures to abate.

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