preoperative

adjective

in the stage preceding operation

Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English operative English preoperative From pre- + operative.

Prior to surgery.

noun

A transgender person who has not yet undergone gender reassignment surgery.