adjective
- occurring in or relating to the period after a surgical operation
Usage: informal; medical
noun
- the period of time following a surgical operation; postoperative care or recovery
Usage: informal; medical
Examples
- The patient experienced some postop pain in the first few days after surgery.
- Postop instructions included keeping the wound clean and dry.
- She spent three days in postop before being discharged from the hospital.
- The doctor monitored the patient's postop recovery closely.
- Postop complications were minimal, and the patient healed well.
- He was still in postop when his family came to visit.