surgery
noun
the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures.
presurgery
-
a word derived from
surgery.
Example Sentences
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Thankfully, the pain quickly improved, and my presurgery symptoms disappeared.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
Middleton’s fastball velocity has returned to its presurgery form.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2020
Fund-raising in one’s community isn’t new, she told me—in fact, transplant clinics have long recommended presurgery bake sales and the like to make sure that a patient can afford recovery.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 24, 2019
Eight days after surgery, patients with right-knee replacements had 30% slower braking times, on average, compared with presurgery, while braking time was only 2% slower after left-knee replacements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2015
He never regained the presurgery velocity and movement on his fastball.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2014
