術前(じゅつぜん)

じゅつぜん
noun
preoperative; before surgery
1. preoperative; before surgery
The period or state before a surgical operation. Used as both a standalone noun and as a modifier (術前の) to describe examinations, preparations, or conditions that occur prior to surgery.
術前(じゅつぜん)の検査(けんさ)を受(う)けた。
I underwent preoperative tests.
術前(じゅつぜん)に食事(しょくじ)を控(ひか)えるよう指示(しじ)された。
I was instructed to refrain from eating before surgery.
医師(いし)が術前(じゅつぜん)の説明(せつめい)で手術(しゅじゅつ)のリスクについて詳(くわ)しく話(はな)してくれた。
The doctor explained the surgical risks in detail during the preoperative briefing.

Composed of 術(じゅつ) (technique, here short for 手術(しゅじゅつ), surgery) and 前(ぜん) (before). A medical term commonly used in hospitals and clinical settings. Often used as a modifier with の.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 術前(じゅつぜん)検査(けんさ): preoperative examination
  • 術前(じゅつぜん)説明(せつめい): preoperative explanation/briefing
  • 術前(じゅつぜん)診察(しんさつ): preoperative consultation
  • 術前(じゅつぜん)準備(じゅんび): preoperative preparation

RELATED TERMS:

  • 術後(じゅつご): postoperative — the period after surgery
  • 術中(じゅつちゅう): intraoperative — during surgery
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