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prediagnosis

prediagnosis adjective: prior to diagnosis.

Adjective

prediagnosis (not comparable)

  1. Prior to diagnosis
    • the prediagnosis stage of dealing with cancer
    Synonyms:
    prediagnostic

Noun

prediagnosis (plural prediagnoses)

  1. A preliminary diagnosis, particularly one made before the occurrence of symptoms
    • The prediagnosis of disease through the use of mass biochemical screening techniques utilizes systems of analysis in which we have considerable experience.1965, Instrument Society of America, Advances in Instrumentation, page xxiii

Synonyms of prediagnosis

Forms of prediagnosis

pluralprediagnoses

Origin of prediagnosis

From pre- + diagnosis.

Questions about prediagnosis

What does prediagnosis mean?
Prediagnosis means prior to diagnosis.
What part of speech is prediagnosis?
Prediagnosis can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near prediagnosis in the dictionary

  1. prediabetes
  2. prediabetic
  3. prediabetics
  4. prediagnosed
  5. prediagnoses
  6. prediagnosis
  7. prediagnostic
  8. prediagnostically
  9. predial
  10. predialed
  11. predialing

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