術後
Meanings
1
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun, adverb
postoperative; after surgery
Medical term used to describe the period, condition, or care after a surgical operation. Often used as a noun or adjectivally with の.
Antonyms: 術前
The postoperative progress is going well.
Please rest for a while after surgery.
Usage patterns
- 術後の経過postoperative course/progress
The postoperative recovery is going smoothly.
- 術後〈数〉日目the Nth day after surgery
I was discharged on the third day after the surgery.
- 術後に〈事〉が起こるfor something (e.g. a complication) to occur after surgery
An infection can sometimes occur after surgery.
- 術後の〈物〉管理postoperative management/care (of a patient's condition)
Postoperative pain management is important.