POSTOPERATIVE Meaning of POSTOPERATIVE in English [post.op.er.a.tive] adj [ISV] (ca. 1890) 1: following a surgical operation "~ care" 2: having undergone a surgical operation "a ~ patient" -- post.op.er.a.tive.ly adv Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012