Definitions

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  • adjective happening before an operation
  • adjective not yet having being operated on
  • noun someone who has not yet been operated on.

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Examples

  • They were waiting on him in preop, but they could wait a minute more.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • They were waiting on him in preop, but they could wait a minute more.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • But they were paging him over the loudspeaker; he was due in preop and so Charlie let go of pleasure, and spoke to her out of duty.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • But they were paging him over the loudspeaker; he was due in preop and so Charlie let go of pleasure, and spoke to her out of duty.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • He agreed that we had tormented the boy enough so his preop labs were drawn the next day on the surgical table.

    March « 2007 « Adventures in Juggling 2007

  • He agreed that we had tormented the boy enough so his preop labs were drawn the next day on the surgical table.

    23 « March « 2007 « Adventures in Juggling 2007

  • Regardless of whether they're preop or post-op, it's their lived gender that's important.

    When human rights go crazy.... GayandRight 2009

  • He just finished publishing a nine-part series called "Operation: Deconstructed", where he takes you through every step of a colectomy, from preop to dictation.

    Welcome to My Blogroll! aka TBTAM 2007

  • TWO plastic surgeries on two different little boys' private parts--and the accompanying preop and postop visits

    Health? Becca 2009

  • He agreed that we had tormented the boy enough so his preop labs were drawn the next day on the surgical table.

    I wanna hold your hand « Adventures in Juggling 2007

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