postoperative

post·op·er·a·tive

adj
\ˌpōst-ˈä-p(ə-)rə-tiv, -pə-ˌrā-\

Definition of POSTOPERATIVE

1

: following a surgical operation <postoperative care>

2

: having recently undergone a surgical operation <a postoperative patient>

— post·op·er·a·tive·ly adverb

Origin of POSTOPERATIVE

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1890

Rhymes with POSTOPERATIVE

accelerative, accumulative, administrative, alliterative, assimilative, associative, authoritative, collaborative, commemorative, communicative, cooperative, corroborative, deliberative, determinative, illuminative, investigative, multiplicative, originative, recuperative, regenerative