PREOPERATIVE


Meaning of PREOPERATIVE in English

— preoperatively , adv.

/pree op"euhr euh tiv, -euh ray'tiv, -op"reuh tiv/ , adj.

occurring or related to the period or preparations before a surgical operation.

[ 1900-05; PRE- + OPERATIVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .