post-op adverb

Examples of post-op in a Sentence

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Smith has subsequently dealt with numerous post-op complications after her labiaplasty. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026 Physical therapy post-op is crucial but a good result and return to racquetball in about six months is likely. Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026 But that changed in the 2000s, when post-op care became more encompassing after rearranging patients’ internal organs. Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026 Ask about post-op therapies like oxygen treatments, which are intended to support circulation during recovery. Will Jones, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for post-op

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of post-op was in 1906

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“Post-op.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post-op. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

Medical Definition

post-op

adjective
: postoperative
the second post-op day
post-op adverb
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