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postmorbid

postmorbid adjective: after the onset of morbidity.

Adjective

postmorbid (not comparable)

  1. After the onset of morbidity.
    • Finally, the Spanish version of the vocabulary subtest of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale battery was administered to give an estimate IQ that was relatively resistant to postmorbid decline in the patients.2016 February 2, “Counterfactual Reasoning Deficits in Schizophrenia Patients”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of postmorbid

From post- + morbid.

Questions about postmorbid

What does postmorbid mean?
Postmorbid means after the onset of morbidity.
What part of speech is postmorbid?
Postmorbid is an adjective.

Words near postmorbid in the dictionary

  1. postmonition
  2. postmonitions
  3. postmonsoon
  4. postmoral
  5. postmoratorium
  6. postmorbid
  7. postmorbidity
  8. postmortal
  9. postmortally
  10. postmortem
  11. postmortem interval

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