…during, relating to, or denoting the period following a surgical operation…
…involving mutual assistance in working towards a common goal…
…denoting, administered in, or occurring in the period before a surgical operation…
…work jointly towards the same end…
…a movement originating in the industrial areas of northern England and Scotland in the late 18th century, based on the belief that industries and commercial concerns should be owned and controlled by the people working in them, for joint economic benefit…
