post-op

See also: postop

English

Alternative forms

• postop

Etymology

From post- +‎ op.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

post-op (not comparable)

1. Happening after an operation.

   a postop consultation

   • 2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[1]:

     When Randi Wright got a Brazilian butt lift in 2020 — a complex surgery in which fat is liposuctioned from the abdomen or lower back or other fleshy parts and used to enlarge and shape the buttocks — she knew she couldn’t afford the most expensive post-op care.

2. Having been operated on.
   • 2010, Anne M. Vitale, The Gendered Self:

     As stated earlier all post-op transsexuals live in a parallel world where it is prudent to keep information regarding one's transsexual status limited to only those who need to know.

Synonyms

• postoperational, postoperative

Antonyms

• preop, pre-op

Translations

Translations

• French: post-op (fr)

Noun

post-op (plural post-ops)

1. (medicine) A postoperative patient or procedure.
2. (LGBTQ) A postoperative trans man or trans woman.

Antonyms

• pre-op

Translations

Translations

• French: post-op (fr)