单词 | premedical |
释义 | premedicaladj.n. Chiefly North American. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating studies in preparation for a medical course. Cf. pre-med adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > medical training > [adjective] > parts of training clinic1719 clinical1780 premedical1893 preclinical1907 preregistration1916 pre-med1918 1893 New Eng. Mag. Mar. 25/1 The University offers six courses of study leading to the bachelor's degree:..the General Science and Pre-Medical Courses to Bachelor of Science. 1904 Bot. Gaz. 37 225 This general text-book of botany is written for premedical and pharmaceutical students in particular. 1961 Lancet 26 Aug. 484/1 Major Titov's first question, on returning from Space recently, concerned his wife's premedical examination results. 2003 Smithsonian Oct. 94 He took courses in social science, Spanish and premedical studies but never received a degree. B. n. 1. A premedical student. Cf. pre-med n.1 1. rare. ΚΠ 1923 Sci. Monthly Jan. 67 We find our department sought out by the premedicals, prospective biology teachers, a few unusually broad-minded students of agriculture and practically no others. 1945 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 26 June 8/5 (heading) Army's refusal to defer pre-medicals serious mistake. 2. Premedical studies; a premedical course. Cf. pre-med n.1 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > medical training > [noun] > premedical course or subjects premedical1928 pre-med1930 1928 R. L. Finney Sociological Philos. Educ. xviii. 345 In every great university the liberal arts college is called upon to administer certain preprofessional curricula. Premedical and prelaw are conspicuous examples. 1940 A. Huxley Let. 7 July (1969) 455 Matthew has got through his second year of pre-medical quite well. 1996 Philadelphia (Pa.) Daily News (Nexis) 3 Dec. 61 At Penn, Evans majored in pre-medical and was named president of the Sphinx honor society. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1893 |
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