postsurgical
Following an operation
Postsurgical means occurring after surgery: postsurgical recovery, postsurgical complications, postsurgical care.
The term appears in medical contexts to describe the period, treatment, or conditions following a surgical procedure.
Also spelled post-surgical.
Cessation of activity
- recuperationGradual return to health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
bedrest · mobility · strength · regain · rebuild · nourishment · follow-up · checkup
Controlled cut into tissue
- suturesMedical wound closures
- stitchesThread fastening wounds
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- scarPermanent mark from healing
tissue · swelling · bruising · inflammation · dressings · drainage · granulation · collagen
Treatment restoring bodily function
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
rest
Cessation of activity
- recuperationGradual return to health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
homecoming · bedrest · mobility · strength · regain · rebuild · nourishment · follow-up · checkup · caregivers
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
scar · tissue · swelling · bruising · inflammation · dressings · drainage · granulation · collagen · disinfect
physiotherapy
Treatment restoring bodily function
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
postsurgicalpresurgical
Before a medical procedure
preoperative · pre-op · preop · pre-surgical · before surgery
surgery, surgeon, surgical, surgeons, surgeries, surgically, neurosurgery, nonsurgical, neurosurgical