English

Alternative forms

• preop

Adjective

pre-op ‎(not comparable)

1. Happening before an operation.

   a pre-op consultation

2. Not yet operated on.
   • 2013, Niall Richardson, ‎Clarissa Smith, ‎Angela Werndly, Studying Sexualities: Theories, Representations, Cultures (page 92)

     The three pre-op transsexuals are attired in cheap, synthetic clothes and, to emphasize this point, one of them even wears a polyester imitation of Samantha's luxury silk nightgown […]

Synonyms

• preoperational, preoperative

Antonyms

• postop, post-op

Noun

pre-op ‎(plural pre-ops)

1. (medicine) A preoperative patient or procedure.
2. (LGBT) A preoperative trans man or trans woman.

Antonyms

• post-op

See also

• in-trans