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intraoperative

adj in·tra·op·er·a·tive
\ˌin-trə-ˈäp-(ə-)rət-iv, -(ˌ)trä-, -ˈäp-ə-ˌrāt-\

Medical Definition of INTRAOPERATIVE

:  occurring, carried out, or encountered in the course of surgery <intraoperative irradiation> <intraoperative infarction>
in·tra·op·er·a·tive·ly adverb

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