presurgery
Prior to surgery
Presurgery describes the period or preparations before a surgical procedure: presurgery instructions, presurgery testing.
The term appears in medical contexts for assessments, consultations, or protocols that must occur before an operation: The presurgery evaluation showed no complications.
Deliberate food avoidance
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- gownLong formal garment
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
admittance · checklist · premedication · disinfection · shaving · briefing · protocols · instructions
Induced loss of feeling
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- preoperativeBefore a medical procedure
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
monitoring · scalpel · sutures · intravenous · operating · hospital · patient · vitals
Assigning times to events
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
Persistent apprehensive distress
- fearEmotional response to threat
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
worry · stress · unease · jitters · dread · tension · anticipation · uncertainty
fasting
Deliberate food avoidance
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- gownLong formal garment
scrubbing · admittance · checklist · premedication · disinfection · shaving · briefing · protocols · instructions · cleansing
anesthesia
Induced loss of feeling
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- preoperativeBefore a medical procedure
sedation · monitoring · scalpel · sutures · intravenous · operating · hospital · patient · vitals · bloodwork
scheduling
Assigning times to events
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- fearEmotional response to threat
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
apprehension · worry · stress · unease · jitters · dread · tension · anticipation · uncertainty · hope
presurgerypostsurgery
After an operation
postoperative · post-op · postsurgical · post-surgical · recovery phase
surgery, surgeon, surgical, surgeons, surgeries, surgically, nonsurgical, postsurgical, postsurgery