postoperatively

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adverb

In a postoperative context; after surgery.

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Meanings

adverbpostoperatively (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a postoperative context; after surgery.

    General anesthesia may decrease the functional residual capacity (FRC) for up to 1 to 2 weeks postoperatively.

    2011, Pauline K. Park, “Assessment of Noncardiac Perioperative Risk”, in Michael W. Mulholland, Gerard M. Doherty, editors, Complications in Surgery, 2nd edition, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 83

Origin

From post- + operative + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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