Meanings
adverbpostsurgically (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to the period following surgery.
The patient felt better postsurgically.
Synonyms: postsurgery
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbRelating to the period following surgery.
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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
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishpostsurgically
From postsurgical + -ly.
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APA
postsurgically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postsurgically
MLA
“postsurgically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postsurgically. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postsurgically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postsurgically.
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