post-op
nounEtymology From post- + op.
1
Medicine, Sciences A postoperative patient or procedure.
2
A postoperative trans man or trans woman.
post-op
adjEtymology From post- + op.
1
Happening after an operation.
- a postop consultation
- When Randi Wright got a Brazilian butt lift in 2020 — a complex surgery in which fat is liposuctioned from the abdomen or lower back or other fleshy parts and used to enlarge and shape the buttocks — she knew she couldn’t afford the most expensive post-op care.2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine:
2
Having been operated on.
- As stated earlier all post-op transsexuals live in a parallel world where it is prudent to keep information regarding one's transsexual status limited to only those who need to know.2010, Anne M. Vitale, The Gendered Self:
- Synonyms
- postoperational, postoperative
- Antonyms
- preop, pre-op