postoperative
nounEtymology From post- + operative.
1
A transgender person who has undergone gender reassignment surgery.
postoperative
adjUS /poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv/ · UK /pəʊstˈɒpəɹətɪv/
Etymology From post- + operative.
1
Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation.
- The postoperative procedure is as follows.
- 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 139, She was looking even paler, more post-operative, as it were, than she had on waking.
- Related terms
- postoperational, postoperatory