preprocedure

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ procedure.

Adjective

preprocedure (not comparable)

1. (surgery, medicine) Prior to a surgical or medicinal procedure.

   Synonym: preprocedural

   • 2015 April 15, Sruti S. Nadimpalli et al., “Congenital Parvovirus B19 Infection: Persistent Viremia and Red Blood Cell Aplasia”, in Open Forum Infectious Diseases‎, volume 2, →DOI:

     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.

Coordinate terms

• periprocedural
• postprocedural
• postprocedure

Adverb

preprocedure (not comparable)

1. (surgery, medicine) Prior to a surgical or medicinal procedure.