Meanings
adjectivepostsurgical (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to the period following surgery.
During postsurgical care it is important to keep the wound clean.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpost
- Englishpost-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
- Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
- Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
- Proto-Hellenic*worgós
- Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
- Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
- Late Latinchīrurgicus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latincirurgicālis
- Middle Frenchcirurgica
- Middle Englishcirurgical
- Englishsurgical
- Englishpostsurgical
Translations
German postoperativ
- postoperativrelating to the period following surgery
Portuguese pós-operatório, pós-cirúrgico
- pós-operatóriorelating to the period following surgery
- pós-cirúrgicorelating to the period following surgery
Spanish postquirúrgico
- postquirúrgicorelating to the period following surgery
Vietnamese hậu phẫu
- hậu phẫurelating to the period following surgery
Cite this entry
APA
postsurgical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postsurgical
MLA
“postsurgical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postsurgical. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postsurgical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postsurgical.
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