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POSTOPERATIVELY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does postoperatively mean?
• POSTOPERATIVELY (adverb)
The adverb POSTOPERATIVELY has 1 sense:
1. after the operation
Familiarity information: POSTOPERATIVELY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
After the operation
Context example:
remove postoperatively
Pertainym:
postoperative (happening or done after a surgical operation)
Context examples
In most cases the diagnosis is made at autopsy or postoperatively.
(Pericardial Malignant Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)
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