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precibal

precibal adjective: before a meal.

Adjective

precibal (not comparable)

  1. Before a meal.
    • In discussing these observations they suggested that the precibal increase in olfactory acuity may be a measure for the intensity of the sensation of satiety afforded by the ingested food.1955, Gunnar Holmgren, Acta Oto-laryngologica, volume 45, page 86
    • Howe et al. (62) showed that a precibal injection of insulin reduced the postcibal fall in plasma volume at the same time relieving the symptoms.1968, Helge Sigstad, Changes in plasma volume during the dumping syndrome, page 79
    Synonyms:
    preprandial

Synonyms of precibal

Origin of precibal

From Latin cibus (“food”).

Questions about precibal

What does precibal mean?
Precibal means before a meal.
What part of speech is precibal?
Precibal is an adjective.

Words near precibal in the dictionary

  1. prechunks
  2. prechylomicron
  3. prechylomicrons
  4. Preciado
  5. Preciados
  6. precibal
  7. precibaria
  8. precibarial
  9. precibarium
  10. preciliary
  11. preciliated

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