premorbid

premorbid
Preceding the occurrence of disease. [pre- + L. morbidus, ill, fr. morbus, disease]

* * *

pre·mor·bid .prē-'mȯr-bəd adj occurring or existing before the occurrence of physical disease or emotional illness <a patient's...\premorbid state of mood (Jaye Hefner )(et al)> <\premorbid measurements of lung function (R. F. Lemanske)>

* * *

pre·mor·bid (pre-morґbid) occurring before the development of signs or symptoms of disease.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • premorbid — premorbíd adj. m., pl. premorbízi; f. sg. premorbídă, pl. premorbíde Trimis de siveco, 27.06.2007. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …   Dicționar Român

  • premorbid — 1939, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + MORBID (Cf. morbid) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Premorbid personality — In psychiatry and neurology, premorbid personality refers to the condition of a patient s personality prior to the definitive onset of a disorder such as schizophreniaDalkin, T.; Murphy, P.; Glazebrook, C.; Medley, I.; Harrison, G., 1994.… …   Wikipedia

  • premorbid — adj.; premorbidly, adv.; premorbidness, n. * * * …   Universalium

  • premorbid — adjective Approaching a morbid condition, especially of mental functioning shortly prior to the onset of schizophrenia, etc …   Wiktionary

  • premorbid — adj.; premorbidly, adv.; premorbidness, n …   Useful english dictionary

  • Преморбидный период — (premorbid) период, предшествующий наступлению расстройства …   Общая психология: глоссарий

  • National Adult Reading Test — The National Adult Reading Test (NART) is a widely accepted and commonly used method in clinical settings for estimating premorbid intelligence levels of English speaking patients with dementia in neuropsychological research[1]. It was developed… …   Wikipedia

  • Major depressive disorder — For other depressive disorders, see Mood disorder. Major Depressive Disorder Classification and external resources …   Wikipedia

  • Schizophrenia — MeshName = Schizophrenia MeshNumber = F03.700.750 Schizophrenia (pron en|ˌskɪtsəˈfriːniə), from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν, to split ) and phrēn , phren (φρήν, φρεν , mind ) is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”