presurgery

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pre- +‎ surgery

Adjective[edit]

presurgery (not comparable)

  1. Before surgery.
    • 2007 October 1, Charles Isherwood, “While Superego Sleeps, a Mind at Play”, in New York Times[1]:
      But the nagging curiosity about what she might have, could have, perhaps should not have said inspired this playful hourlong exploration of the mind-body connection, in which Ms. Margolin performs five versions of the lost 12-minute presurgery performance.