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- adjective Occurring before, or in preparation for,
surgery
Etymologies
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Examples
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The average presurgical body mass index was 46.7, of whom around 60% had at least one weight-related chronic disease.
LABG as Day Surgery is Quick and Safe | Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes 2010
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Dallas police said that during the scuffle, Cline struck the boy's presurgical medical halo, which was screwed into his skull.
Once Again, Texas Leads the Way Bill Crider 2009
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Suffice it to say my presurgical hand washing became scrupulous that day.
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Suffice it to say my presurgical hand washing became scrupulous that day.
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Dallas police said that during the scuffle, Cline struck the boy's presurgical medical halo, which was screwed into his skull.
Archive 2009-08-16 Bill Crider 2009
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The analysis covered six months of presurgical evaluation and care, the surgery itself and, on average, about 18 months of postsurgical care, including costs incurred from surgical complications.
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After the evaluation, it is crucial that you follow all presurgical instructions your anesthesiologist gives you to the letter.
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We should pay a single bill, a single bill for high quality disease care, not an endless series of bills for presurgical tests and visit, hospitalization and surgery and follow-up tests, drugs and office visits.
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So when you sit down for the presurgical meetings, you don't want to be swayed by how terrific they seem to be.
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The site offered a package that included three weeks 'lodging, three daily meals, three presurgical dialysis sessions, donor expenses, surgery, and two days' post-discharge medication for $14,000 U.S.
Break No Bones Reichs, Kathy 2006
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