prenidal

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adjective

Located upstream from the nidus of a vascular malformation, particularly an aneurysm.

OriginEnglish nidal ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectiveprenidal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineLocated upstream from the nidus of a vascular malformation, particularly an aneurysm.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishnidal
  10. Englishprenidal

From pre- + nidal.

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APA

prenidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prenidal

MLA

“prenidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prenidal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prenidal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prenidal.

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