post-
(Latin: after, behind, later, subsequent)
postadenoidectomy
postadrenalectomy
postallantoic
Behind the allantois.
postanaesthesia, postanesthesia, postanesthetic
1. The period following anesthesia.
2. A reference to the recovery period after a general or local anesthesia.
postappendectomy
postauditory
Situated posterior to the external auditory meatus (opening or passageway).
postbellum, post-bellum (pohst" BEL uhm)
Belonging to the period after a war; especially, with reference to the U.S. Civil War or "The War Between the States".
postcholecystectomy
postcibal
Occurring after a meal.
post cibum; p.c.
After meals; after food.
Used in medical prescriptions as directions for proper consumption after meals.
Post cineres gloria sera venit.
After one is reduced to ashes, fame comes too late.
Too often fame comes after one's death.
postclassical
postcript (post scriptum); P.S.
1. To write (something) after; to write as a postscript or appendix.
2. To write afterwards or subsequently; to make a written addition to a previously written message.
postdate (pohst" DAYT)
To indicate a later date than the actual or current date; such as, to postdate a check.
post diem
After the [appointed or proper] day.
A term used in law.
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