postoperative

[ pohst-op-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv ]

/ poʊstˈɒp ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv, -ˈɒp rə tɪv /

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adjective

occurring after a surgical operation.

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Origin of postoperative

First recorded in 1885–90; post- + operative

How to use postoperative in a sentence

Who among Scalise's constituents could possibly care if he supported naming a post office for a black judge who died in 1988?
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Her post-crown fame, though, only further begs the question: Why has there not been another Jewish Miss America since 1945?
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Women are more likely to recover sooner from birth and less likely to experience post-partum depression.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Another set of hackers that goes by the name the Lizard Squad told the Washington Post that they helped with the Sony hack.
U.S. Spies Say They Tracked ‘Sony Hackers’ For Years|Shane Harris|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

In the wake of this turmoil, the New York Post reported that the police had stopped policing.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
If Mac had been alone he would have made the post by sundown, for the Mounted Police rode picked horses, the best money could buy.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The conception of the relation of this institution with them as co-operative makes headway slowly.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The Café tender was asleep in his chair; the porter had gone off; the sentinel alone kept awake on his post.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
This system, as already stated, became operative in most districts during June, 1915.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for postoperative

postoperative

/ (pəʊstˈɒpərətɪv, -ˈɒprətɪv) /

adjective

of, relating to, or occurring in the period following a surgical operation

Derived forms of postoperative

postoperatively, adverb

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