- post|op´er|a´tive|ly
- post|op|er|a|tive «pohst OP uh RAY tihv, -uhr uh-», adjective.occurring after a surgical operation: »
postoperative care.
–post|op´er|a´tive|ly, adverb.
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post|op|er|a|tive — «pohst OP uh RAY tihv, uhr uh », adjective. occurring after a surgical operation: »postoperative care. –post|op´er|a´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
post|fig|ur|a|tive — «pohst FIHG yuhr uh tihv», adjective. Anthropology. of or designating a form of society in which the values of the adult or older generation predominate … Useful english dictionary
post·op·er·a·tive — /ˌpoʊstˈɑːprətıv/ adj, always used before a noun medical 1 : happening after an operation postoperative care 2 : having had an operation recently a postoperative patient … Useful english dictionary
post|pos´ i|tive|ly — post|pos|i|tive «pohst POZ uh tihv», adjective, noun. Grammar. –adj. placed after or at the end of a word; enclitic. –n. a postpositive word or particle. –post|pos´ i|tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
post|pos|i|tive — «pohst POZ uh tihv», adjective, noun. Grammar. –adj. placed after or at the end of a word; enclitic. –n. a postpositive word or particle. –post|pos´ i|tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|scrip|tive — «kuhn SKRIHP tihv», adjective. involving conscription: »It was possible to make a fair computation of the armies under a conscriptive system (London Morning Post) … Useful english dictionary
postoperative — post•op•er•a•tive [[t]poʊstˈɒp ər ə tɪv, əˌreɪ tɪv, ˈɒp rə tɪv[/t]] adj. occurring after a surgical operation • Etymology: 1885–90 post•op′er•a•tive•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
postoperative — post|op|er|a|tive [ ,poust ap(ə)rətıv ] adjective done or happening after a medical operation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
postoperative — Following an operation. * * * post·op·er·a·tive pōst äp (ə )rət iv adj 1) relating to, occurring in, or being the period following a surgical operation <postoperative care> 2) having recently undergone a surgical operation <a… … Medical dictionary
postpositive — post•pos•i•tive [[t]poʊstˈpɒz ɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) gram. (of a word, particle, or affix) placed after a word to modify it or to show its relation to other elements of a sentence 2) cvb gram. a postpositive word, particle, or affix; postposition •… … From formal English to slang
