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preanalytical

preanalytical adjective: describing any procedure that takes place before an analysis.

Adjective

preanalytical (not comparable)

  1. Describing any procedure that takes place before an analysis.
  2. Describing any variable whose value can affect the outcome of a subsequent analysis.

Origin of preanalytical

From pre- + analytical.

Questions about preanalytical

What does preanalytical mean?
Preanalytical means describing any procedure that takes place before an analysis.
What part of speech is preanalytical?
Preanalytical is an adjective.

Words near preanalytical in the dictionary

  1. preanalysed
  2. preanalyses
  3. preanalysing
  4. preanalysis
  5. preanalytic
  6. preanalytical
  7. preanalytically
  8. preanalyze
  9. preanalyzed
  10. preanalyzes
  11. preanalyzing

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