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pre-op

adj

Etymology

From pre- + op.

  1. derived from opening
  2. borrowed from OP
  3. prefixed as pre-op — “pre + op”

Definitions

  1. Happening before an operation.

    • a pre-op consultation

  2. Not yet operated on.

    • The three pre-op transsexuals are attired in cheap, synthetic clothes and, to emphasize this point, one of them even wears a polyester imitation of Samantha's luxury silk nightgown […]

  3. A preoperative patient or procedure.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A preoperative trans person.

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