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- adjective happening after an
operation - adjective having being
operated on - noun a
patient who has beenoperated on.
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Examples
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Research shows the popular robotic surgery for prostate cancer needs more information from patients postop to determine whether or not it's effective.
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And prescribing -- most of mine is postop only and as of now narcotics can't be handled that way (script only).
My EMR and I aka TBTAM 2008
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On Thanksgiving Day (22Nov2007), after suffering a heart attack, surgery, and postop complications, Mrs. Jane Denton, wife of Senator Jeremiah Denton, passed away.
In Memoriam... Heidi Hess Saxton 2007
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TWO plastic surgeries on two different little boys' private parts--and the accompanying preop and postop visits
Health? Becca 2009
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On Thanksgiving Day (22Nov2007), after suffering a heart attack, surgery, and postop complications, Mrs. Jane Denton, wife of Senator Jeremiah Denton, passed away.
Archive 2007-11-01 Heidi Hess Saxton 2007
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We do not care how many years you have been a TS or postop.
HBS Zoe Brain 2008
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On Thanksgiving Day 22Nov2007, after suffering a heart attack, surgery, and postop complications, Mrs. Jane Denton, wife of Senator Jeremiah Denton, passed away.
In Memoriam: Jane Denton, wife of Senator Jeremiah Denton, Jr. Heidi Hess Saxton 2007
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On Thanksgiving Day 22Nov2007, after suffering a heart attack, surgery, and postop complications, Mrs. Jane Denton, wife of Senator Jeremiah Denton, passed away.
Archive 2007-11-01 Heidi Hess Saxton 2007
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Amanda sat on the side of the bed to do the postop interview.
The Right Fit Sinead Moriarty 2006
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We are -delighted- postop when they run up and down the hall and try to break the furniture.
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