post-op vs postoperative

post-op

noun
  • A postoperative trans man or trans woman. 

  • A postoperative patient or procedure. 

adj
  • Having been operated on. 

  • Happening after an operation. 

postoperative

noun
  • A transgender person who has undergone gender reassignment surgery. 

adj
  • Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation. 

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