post-op

adjective

Happening after an operation.

“a postop consultation”

Similar
postoperationalpostoperative
Opposite
preoppre-op
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Meanings

adjectivepost-op (not comparable)

alternative postop

  1. not comparableHappening after an operation.

    a postop consultation

    1 more example

    When Randi Wright got a Brazilian butt lift in 2020 — a complex surgery in which fat is liposuctioned from the abdomen or lower back or other fleshy parts and used to enlarge and shape the buttocks — she knew she couldn’t afford the most expensive post-op care.

    2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine
  2. not comparableHaving been operated on.

    As stated earlier all post-op transsexuals live in a parallel world where it is prudent to keep information regarding one's transsexual status limited to only those who need to know.

    2010, Anne M. Vitale, The Gendered Self
nounpost-op (plural post-ops)

plural post-ops · alternative postop

  1. medicineA postoperative patient or procedure.
  2. A postoperative trans man or trans woman.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
postoperationalpostoperative
Opposite
preoppre-op
Opposite
pre-op

Origin

From post- + op.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 術後 /术后, 術娘 /术娘
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French post-op, post-op
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Cite this entry
APA

post-op. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-op

MLA

“post-op.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-op. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “post-op,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-op.

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