Preop
Short for preoperative; before a surgical operation. The opposite of preop is postop.
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- Preoperative
Before surgery. As opposed to postoperative, after surgery.
- Preoperative care
Care given before surgery when physical and psychological preparations are made for the operation, according to the individual needs of the patient. The preoperative period runs from the time the patient is admitted to the hospital or surgicenter to the time that the surgery begins.
- Prepatellar bursitis
Inflammation of the bursa that is positioned in front of the kneecap (patella). Prepatellar bursitis commonly occurs as a result of repeated trauma to the knee such as from kneeling on hard surfaces in an occupation. Also known as housemaid’s knee and roofer’s knee.
- Prepubertal
Before puberty, the period during which secondary sex characteristics start to develop and the capability for sexual reproduction is attained.
- Prepuce
The fold of skin that covers the head of the penis. Also known as the foreskin. Only about 1 in every 20 boys is born with a retractable foreskin. This reflects the fact that the histologic (tissue) development of the foreskin is usually not complete at birth. The foreskin is thus not fully separable from […]