prediagnosis

English

Alternative forms

• pre-diagnosis

Etymology

From pre- +‎ diagnosis.

Adjective

prediagnosis (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Prior to diagnosis

   the prediagnosis stage of dealing with cancer

Synonyms

• prediagnostic

Noun

prediagnosis (plural prediagnoses)

1. (medicine) A preliminary diagnosis, particularly one made before the occurrence of symptoms
   • 1965, Instrument Society of America, Advances in Instrumentation‎^[1], page xxiii:

     The prediagnosis of disease through the use of mass biochemical screening techniques utilizes systems of analysis in which we have considerable experience.

Related terms

• pretreatment