preoperative
adjective
occurring or related to the period or preparations before a surgical operation.
preoperatively
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a word derived from
preoperative.
Example Sentences
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The researchers gave the drug to patients preoperatively to see how the medicine affected the tumor’s “micro-environment,” not because they expected to see a clinical benefit, he said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2019
