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postoperative

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adj/poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv//pəʊstˈɒpəɹətɪv/
  1. 1

    Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation.not-comparable

    • The postoperative procedure is as follows.
    • 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 139, She was looking even paler, more post-operative, as it were, than she had on waking.
noun/poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv//pəʊstˈɒpəɹətɪv/
  1. 1

    A transgender person who has undergone gender reassignment surgery.

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