presurgical
English
Etymology
pre- + surgical
Adjective
presurgical (not comparable)
- Occurring before, or in preparation for, surgery
- 2009, January 6, “Jane E. Brody”, in More Isn’t Always Better in Coronary Care:
- An abnormal reading on a presurgical EKG led to another angiogram, which indicated that the original narrowing had worsened.
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Related terms
- presurgically
- postsurgical
Translations
occurring before, or in preparation for, surgery
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