post-op adverb

Examples of post-op in a Sentence

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There were post-op complications and more than a dozen hospital stays. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 Your healthcare team will most likely recommend a follow-up visit at six to eight weeks post-op, followed by several more appointments over the following months. Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025 Mortensen finished the vulnerable clip by showing off his post-op hairline in the car, a bandage wrapped around the transplant site. Bailey Richards, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025 The likelihood of dying or suffering major post-op complications in that window was significantly lower in hospitals with women composing more than 35% of the surgeons and anesthetists on staff. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for post-op 

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of post-op was in 1906

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“Post-op.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post-op. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

post-op

adjective
: postoperative
the second post-op day
post-op adverb
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