premorbidadj.
/ˌpriːˈmɔːbɪd/, U.S. /priˈmɔrbəd/ Medicine and Psychiatry.
Preceding the onset or diagnosis of a disease or disorder.
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pre-pathological1869
premorbid1920
1920 Lancet 19 June 1319/1 The recognition of pre-morbid and early-morbid conditions is essential.
1936 Population Lit. 2 25 (title) Fertility and sexuality in late schizophrenics during the premorbid life.
1969 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 18 Aug. 1085/2 Marihuana may have a psychotogenic effect even in an individual with a healthy premorbid personality.
1991 Lancet 21 Dec. 1602/2 We..asked the families of 54 of these stroke patients about their premorbid functional state.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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