prephase

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noun

A prior phase; the condition before a particular phase

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Meanings

nounprephase (plural prephases)

plural prephases

  1. A prior phase; the condition before a particular phase

    Eleven of 50 patients (22%) treated with CHOP began treatment with either prephase prednisone or dose-reduced mini-CHOP, including 6/31 (19%) HIV-positive and 5/19 (26%) HIV-negative patients.

    2016 March 3, “CHOP Chemotherapy for Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma with and without HIV in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era in Malawi”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + phase.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

appreeshpreshape
Cite this entry
APA

prephase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prephase

MLA

“prephase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prephase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prephase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prephase.

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