presurgery

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ surgery.

Adjective

presurgery (not comparable)

1. Before surgery.
   • 2007 October 1, Charles Isherwood, “While Superego Sleeps, a Mind at Play”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But the nagging curiosity about what she might have, could have, perhaps should not have said inspired this playful hourlong exploration of the mind-body connection, in which Ms. Margolin performs five versions of the lost 12-minute presurgery performance.