pre-op
Awaiting the scalpel
Pre-op is short for preoperative—the period or preparations before surgery: The nurse explained the pre-op procedures.
Pre-op tests and consultations happen in the days or hours before an operation.
In transgender contexts, pre-op describes someone who has not yet had gender confirmation surgery: She's pre-op but plans to transition fully next year.
Determining worth or quality
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- historyRecord of past events
- physicalOf body or matter
baseline · clearance · labs · EKG · chest x-ray · bloodwork · urinalysis · anesthesiology
State of anxious unease
- fearEmotional response to threat
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- worryTroubled mental state
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
jitters · trepidation · unease · stress · tension · panic · restlessness · edginess
Deliberate food avoidance
- checklistItemized verification guide
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
gowning · sterilization · disinfection · hair removal · marking · blood work · NPO · allergy check
Mobile patient transport bed
- hospital gownBackless medical garment
- wristbandBand encircling the arm
- waiting roomSpace for anticipating service
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
vitals · blood pressure cuff · monitor · chart · nursing station · stretcher · blanket · cap
Bacteria-destroying medicines
- beta-blockersHeart rate reducers
- anxiolyticsDrugs reducing pathological worry
- blood thinnersMedications reducing clot risk
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
evaluation
Determining worth or quality
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- historyRecord of past events
physical · baseline · clearance · labs · EKG · chest x-ray · bloodwork · urinalysis · anesthesiology · pulmonary function
nervousness
State of anxious unease
- fearEmotional response to threat
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- worryTroubled mental state
dread · jitters · trepidation · unease · stress · tension · panic · restlessness · edginess · insomnia
fasting
Deliberate food avoidance
- checklistItemized verification guide
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
scrubbing · gowning · sterilization · disinfection · hair removal · marking · blood work · NPO · allergy check · ID verification
gurney
Mobile patient transport bed
- hospital gownBackless medical garment
- wristbandBand encircling the arm
- waiting roomSpace for anticipating service
curtain · vitals · blood pressure cuff · monitor · chart · nursing station · stretcher · blanket · cap · booties
antibiotics
Bacteria-destroying medicines
- beta-blockersHeart rate reducers
- anxiolyticsDrugs reducing pathological worry
- blood thinnersMedications reducing clot risk
antiseptic · prophylaxis · immunosuppressants · premedication
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- Hospital Proceduresadmission, blood draw, blood pressure, blood transfusion, charting
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- military medicinecombat medics, combat medic, field hospitals, army surgeon, combat medicine
- Patient Typesinpatient, outpatient, acute, chronic, critical
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
pre-oppost-op
After a surgical procedure
postoperative · post-surgical · recovery phase · intraoperative · convalescent