Opereret

Opereret is a Danish past participle of the verb operere, meaning to operate. It is used to indicate that a surgical procedure has been performed and is common in medical and administrative language. As a participle, opereret can appear in passive and perfect constructions, and it can function within sentences to describe a state resulting from an operation.

Etymology and related forms: The word derives from the Latin operari, through the French opér er, and into Danish as operere with the past participle opereret. In other Scandinavian languages, related forms exist: Swedish opererat and Norwegian operert (the exact form varies by language and spelling conventions).

Usage notes: In Danish, you might see phrases such as "Patienten er opereret" (the patient has been operated on) or "Han blev opereret i går" (he was operated on yesterday). The form is primarily used in medical contexts but can appear in general reporting or documentation where surgery is discussed. It is not a noun; it functions as a participle describing someone or something that has undergone an operation.

See also: operation, operationen (the operation), operere (to operate), medical terminology in Danish.

Examples:

- Patienten er opereret og har det godt. (The patient has been operated on and is doing well.)

- Hun blev opereret i maven i fredags. (She was operated on the abdomen last Friday.)

Opereret thus serves as the standard Danish term for “operated” in the sense of having undergone surgery.

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