Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perioperative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: pe-ri-op-er-a-tive
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery.

Example Sentences

"Meronyms: preoperative, postoperative; presurgical, postsurgical"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English operative English perioperative From peri- + operative.

Derived Forms

periop perioperatively

Frequently Paired Words

nonoperative paraoperative

Questions

What does perioperative mean?: Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery.
Where does perioperative come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English operative English perioperative From peri- + operative.

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