Preprocedure
adj, adv
adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Prior to a surgical or medicinal procedure. not-comparable
"The preprocedure fetal hematocrit (Hct) levels for the 3 procedures were 8.3%, 16.8%, and 10.4%, respectively, and the MCA Doppler peak systolic velocities were >1.5 multiples of the median in each case."
Adverb
- 1 Prior to a surgical or medicinal procedure. not-comparable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"The preprocedure fetal hematocrit (Hct) levels for the 3 procedures were 8.3%, 16.8%, and 10.4%, respectively, and the MCA Doppler peak systolic velocities were >1.5 multiples of the median in each case."
Etymology
From pre- + procedure.
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