presurgical

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ surgical

Adjective

presurgical (not comparable)

1. Occurring before, or in preparation for, surgery
   • 2009 January 6, Jane E. Brody, “More Isn’t Always Better in Coronary Care”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     An abnormal reading on a presurgical EKG led to another angiogram, which indicated that the original narrowing had worsened.

Related terms

• presurgically
• postsurgical

Translations

occurring before, or in preparation for, surgery

• German: präoperativ (de)