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/pree pran"dee euhl/, adj.before a meal, esp. before dinner; anteprandial: a preprandial apéritif.[1815-25; PRE- + PRANDIAL]
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préprandial — préprandial, ale, aux [pʀepʀɑ̃djal] adj. ÉTYM. D. i.; de pré , et prandial. ❖ ♦ Méd. Qui se situe avant le repas. || Examen radiologique préprandial. || Injection préprandiale. S oppose à postprandial … Encyclopédie Universelle
preprandial — [prē pran′dē əl] adj. of, relating to, happening in, or consumed during the time just before dinner: sometimes used humorously [a preprandial drink] … English World dictionary
preprandial — Antes de una comida. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
preprandial — 1822, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + L. prandium “luncheon” (see POSTPRANDIAL (Cf. postprandial)) … Etymology dictionary
preprandial — adjective Date: 1822 of, relating to, or suitable for the time just before dinner < a preprandial drink > … New Collegiate Dictionary
preprandial — pre·pran·di·al .prē pran dē əl adj of, relating to, or suitable for the time just before a meal <preprandial blood glucose> * * * pre·pran·di·al (pre pranґde əl) before meals … Medical dictionary
preprandial — adjective of or relating to the time before dinner; appetizer Syn: predinner … Wiktionary
preprandial — Synonyms and related words: cannibal, cannibalistic, carnivorous, commensal, dietetic, dining, eating, feeding, flesh eating, fruitarian, gastronomic, gluttonous, grain eating, graminivorous, granivorous, grass eating, herbivorous, insect eating … Moby Thesaurus
preprandial — see pre prandial … English dictionary
preprandial — prÉªË prændɪəl adj. before the meal, (usually) before the evening meal … English contemporary dictionary
