preoperative

adj.
Occurring before surgery: preoperative preparations.

preoperatively pre·op'er·a·tive·ly adv.

(prē-ŏp'ər-ə-tĭv, -ŏp'rə-, -ŏp'ə-rā'-)
adj.

Preceding a surgical operation.

Preceding an operation.

• p. care — the preparation of a patient before operation. The preoperative period may be extremely short, as with an emergency operation, or it may encompass several days during which diagnostic tests, specific medications and treatments, and measures to improve the patient's general well-being are employed in preparation for surgery.
• p. cleansing — preparation of the patient and surgical personnel to minimize contamination of the wound. See also scrub (2).
• p. scrub-up — see surgical scrub.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - før en operation

Nederlands (Dutch)
voor de operatie

Français (French)
adj. - préopératoire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vor der Operation

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προεγχειρητικός

Italiano (Italian)
preoperatorio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pré-operatório

Русский (Russian)
предоперационный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - preoperatorio, anterior a una intervención quirúrgica

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - i förväg gällande, föroperations-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
外科手术前的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 外科手術前的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수술전의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 手術前の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حادث قبل العمليه الجراحيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שלפני ניתוח‬

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