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- adjective Relating to the period following
surgery .
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Examples
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This has revolutionized post-surgical knee replacement imaging and physicians all over the world are now using these methods to help assess the cause for those rare instances of unexpected postsurgical discomfort.
Helene Pavlov: Imaging Studies And Knee Replacement Surgery: What You Need To Know Helene Pavlov 2011
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The potential complications include postsurgical delirium, which causes some patients to become confused and disoriented for days.
A Nip and a Tuck Robert Johnson 2011
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Canada allows it only for postsurgical transgenders, while New Zealand relies on a family court to judge a person's gender.
Australia Makes Third Way Easier on Passports Enda Curran 2011
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This has revolutionized post-surgical knee replacement imaging and physicians all over the world are now using these methods to help assess the cause for those rare instances of unexpected postsurgical discomfort.
Helene Pavlov: Imaging Studies And Knee Replacement Surgery: What You Need To Know Helene Pavlov 2011
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Although she didn't experience complications, she prepared for normal postsurgical limitations: She had to sleep sitting up and postpone showers for two days.
A Nip and a Tuck Robert Johnson 2011
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Our team of pediatric orthopaedic surgeons, pediatric thoracic surgeon, pulmonologist, nurse practitioner and physician assistant provides complete care, from evaluation to implant surgery, expansion surgeries, and postsurgical treatment.
Thoracic insufficiency evaluation, VEPTR surgery and follow-up 2010
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Surgical interventions require postsurgical rehabilitation and wound repair.
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If postsurgical infections were being caused by bacteria, then perhaps an antibacterial process or chemical could curb these infections.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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In the postsurgical wards of the Glasgow infirmary, Lister had again and again seen an angry red margin begin to spread out from the wound and then the skin seemed to rot from inside out, often followed by fever, pus, and a swift death a bona fide “suppuration”.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Plenty of pitchers, including Mariano Rivera, Eric Gagne and David Wells, have had phenomenal postsurgical success; the news isn't the end of the road for Strasburg by any means.
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