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
Paul H. ToffelThe presurgery preliminaries moved swiftly and smoothly.—Nita Jager
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These rare recordings were made from the brain activity of consenting epilepsy patients who already had electrodes implanted into their brains for presurgical monitoring.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2025
During your presurgical consultation, talk to your surgical care team about ways to prevent hair loss from surgery.
—Ashley Olivine, Verywell Health, 28 May 2025
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
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2025
During your presurgical consultation, talk to your surgical care team about ways to prevent hair loss from surgery.
—Ashley Olivine, Verywell Health, 28 May 2025
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
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presurgical
adjective
pre·sur·gi·cal
ˌprē-ˈsər-ji-kəl
: occurring before, performed before, or preliminary to surgery
presurgical care
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