"postoperative" meaning in English

See postoperative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv/ [General-American], /pəʊstˈɒpəɹətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-postoperative.wav
Etymology: From post- + operative. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|post-|operative}} post- + operative Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postoperative (not comparable)
  1. Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: postoperational, postoperatory Translations (of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation): postoperatori (Catalan), leikkauksen jälkeinen (Finnish), leikkauksenjälkeinen (Finnish), postoperatiivinen (Finnish), postopératoire (French), post-opératoire (French), postoperativ (German), μετεγχειρητικός (metencheiritikós) (Greek), posztoperatív (Hungarian), műtét utáni (Hungarian), postoperatorio (Italian), pooperacyjny (Polish), pós-operatório (Portuguese), postoperatoriu (Romanian), posoperatorio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-postoperative-en-adj-KCZbhUmG Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-operative

Noun

IPA: /poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv/ [General-American], /pəʊstˈɒpəɹətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-postoperative.wav Forms: postoperatives [plural]
Etymology: From post- + operative. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|post-|operative}} post- + operative Head templates: {{en-noun}} postoperative (plural postoperatives)
  1. A transgender person who has undergone gender reassignment surgery. Categories (topical): Transgender
    Sense id: en-postoperative-en-noun-bsWQ8Ywq Disambiguation of Transgender: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 57 4 3 21 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 57 3 2 25 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-operative

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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