PRETERMINAL


Meaning of PRETERMINAL in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )pr ē - ' t ə rm-n ə l, - ' t ə r-m ə -

Function: adjective

Date: 1947

: occurring or being in the period prior to death < preterminal cancer> <a preterminal patient>

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