presymptomatically

adverb

Before the appearance of symptoms.

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Meanings

adverbpresymptomatically (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineBefore the appearance of symptoms.

    One was diagnosed presymptomatically because his brother, whose onset was at 13 months, had the disease […]

    2005, William L. Nyhan, Bruce A. Barshop, Pinar T. Ozand, Atlas of Metabolic Diseases: Second Edition, page 10

Origin

From presymptomatic + -ally.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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