Meaning & use
preop
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occurring or done before a surgical operation.
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The nurse reviewed his preop checklist the night before the procedure.
Preop instructions told her not to eat anything after midnight.
A note on using this word
Preop is an informal clipping of 'pre-operative,' commonly used in casual medical speech and hospital settings; it is often hyphenated as 'pre-op.'
Words with a similar meaning
pre-operative
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Words with an opposite meaning
postop
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