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preinjurious

preinjurious adjective: prior to injury.

Adjective

preinjurious (not comparable)

  1. Prior to injury.
    • Adequately restoring a patient to a preinjurious state of form and function can at times be vexing, even for the experienced surgeon.2012, Gary P. Orentlicher, Digital Technologies in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, page 81

Origin of preinjurious

From pre- + injurious.

Questions about preinjurious

What does preinjurious mean?
Preinjurious means prior to injury.
What part of speech is preinjurious?
Preinjurious is an adjective.

Words near preinjurious in the dictionary

  1. preinject
  2. preinjected
  3. preinjecting
  4. preinjection
  5. preinjects
  6. preinjurious
  7. preinjury
  8. preinocula
  9. preinoculate
  10. preinoculated
  11. preinoculates

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