'post-surgery' originates from the prefix 'post-' meaning 'after' and the word 'surgery' from Greek 'cheirourgia', where 'cheir' meant 'hand' and 'ergon' meant 'work'.

'post-surgery' evolved from the combination of the Latin prefix 'post-' and the English word 'surgery', which itself came from the Greek 'cheirourgia'.

Initially, it meant 'after surgery', and this meaning has remained consistent in modern usage.