prehospital

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adjective

Before a patient is brought to a hospital.

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Meanings

adjectiveprehospital (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore a patient is brought to a hospital.

    Now a new study confirms that confusion about interpreting living wills prevails in prehospital settings, as well.

    2009 February 24, Jane E. Brody, “Putting Muscle Behind End-of-Life Wishes”, in New York Times

Origin

From pre- + hospital.

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APA

prehospital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehospital

MLA

“prehospital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehospital. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prehospital,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehospital.

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