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forecare

forecare noun: care given in advance of a procedure, such as surgery.

Noun

forecare (uncountable)

  1. care given in advance of a procedure, such as surgery
    • It seems to me that the logical points of this part of this paper must include forecare of the patient before the injection, the preparation of the drug for the injection, the surgical technique of the injection, the range variations and repetitions of doses, [...]1911, International Record of Medicine and General Practice Clinics
    • The major operations are characterized by forecare often for long periods as well as the day before the operation, by general anesthetics and by invasion of the important organs, such as the kidneys, ureters and bladder.1919, Victor Cox Pedersen, A Text-book of Urology in Men, Women and Children

Origin of forecare

From fore- + care.

Questions about forecare

What does forecare mean?
Forecare means care given in advance of a procedure, such as surgery.
What part of speech is forecare?
Forecare is a noun.

Words near forecare in the dictionary

  1. forecaddy
  2. forecaddying
  3. forecall
  4. forecame
  5. forecar
  6. forecare
  7. forecarriage
  8. forecarriages
  9. forecars
  10. forecast
  11. forecast lead time

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