presurgical

adjective

pre·​sur·​gi·​cal ˌprē-ˈsər-ji-kəl 

variants or presurgery

ˌprē-ˈsərj-rē 

ˈsər-jə-

or pre-surgical or pre-surgery

: 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

Examples of presurgical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One option is the use of presurgical endocrine therapy (give tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor three to four weeks before going to surgery) to measure endocrine responsiveness). —Nathalie McDowell Johnson, STAT, 19 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

presurgical

adjective

pre·​sur·​gi·​cal ˌprē-ˈsər-ji-kəl 

: occurring before, performed before, or preliminary to surgery

presurgical care