presurgical
adjective
pre·sur·gi·cal
ˌprē-ˈsər-ji-kəl
variants
or presurgery
ˌprē-ˈsərj-rē
or pre-surgical
or pre-surgery
ˈsər-jə-
: of, relating to, or occurring before surgery
It is not surprising that nasal and sinus surgeons have uniformly discovered that the more severe the presurgical stage of disease, the more frequent and recalcitrant are the recurrences …—Paul H. Toffel
The presurgery preliminaries moved swiftly and smoothly.—Nita Jager
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