preop
/priˈɑp/
adjective
- Relating to the period or preparations before a medical operation.
- The nurse gave him preop instructions about not eating after midnight.
- She attended a preop appointment to discuss the surgery risks.
- The preop checklist includes confirming the patient's allergies.
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noun
- The area or process of preparing a patient for surgery.
- The preop was busy with nurses checking vital signs.
- He spent an hour in preop while the doctors reviewed his tests.
- The patient was taken to preop to change into a hospital gown.