Meanings
adjectivepresurgical (not comparable)
- not comparableOccurring before, or in preparation for, surgery.
An abnormal reading on a presurgical EKG led to another angiogram, which indicated that the original narrowing had worsened.
2009 January 6, Jane E. Brody, “More Isn’t Always Better in Coronary Care”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- 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
- Englishpresurgical
Translations
German präoperativ
- präoperativoccurring before, or in preparation for, surgery
Cite this entry
APA
presurgical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presurgical
MLA
“presurgical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presurgical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presurgical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presurgical.
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