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precontrast

precontrast adjective: prior to administration of a contrast medium.

Adjective

precontrast (not comparable)

  1. Prior to administration of a contrast medium.
    • The lesion in Segment 2 was hypointense on precontrast T1, hyperintense on T2-weighted images, and showed avid enhancement on the arterial and portal venous phases.2015 July 24, Michael Kueht et al., “Concurrent hepatic hemangioma and solitary fibrous tumor: diagnosis and management”, in Journal of Surgical Case Reports, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin of precontrast

From pre- + contrast.

Questions about precontrast

What does precontrast mean?
Precontrast means prior to administration of a contrast medium.
What part of speech is precontrast?
Precontrast is an adjective.

Words near precontrast in the dictionary

  1. precontracting
  2. precontraction
  3. precontractions
  4. precontracts
  5. precontractual
  6. precontrast
  7. precontrive
  8. precontrived
  9. precontrives
  10. precontriving
  11. precontroversial

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