Meanings
adjectiveprediagnosis (not comparable)
- not comparablemedicinePrior to diagnosis
the prediagnosis stage of dealing with cancer
Synonyms: prediagnostic
nounprediagnosis (plural prediagnoses)
plural prediagnoses
- medicineA 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 & antonyms
adjectivePrior to diagnosis
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
- Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
- Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
- Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
- Latindiagnōsis
- Englishdiagnosis
- Englishprediagnosis
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APA
prediagnosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prediagnosis
MLA
“prediagnosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prediagnosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prediagnosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prediagnosis.
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