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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Preparing for or relating to the studies that prepare one for the study of medicine.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Occurring before (the scientific study of) medicine; preceding medicine; not yet having entered upon the study of medicine.

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  • adjective Describing activities prior to, or in preparation for, a study of medicine

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  • adjective preparing for the study of medicine
  • adjective preceding and preparing for the study of medicine

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Examples

  • He was drafted into the Army during World War II, interrupting his premedical studies to serve in a segregated unit in Texas where he and fellow Black soldiers were assigned to pick cotton for uniforms.

    Marian Wright Edelman: Dr. David French: Pioneering Physician Marian Wright Edelman 2011

  • Her oldest son is in a premedical program and was only able to get a part-time job working as a security guard, Ms. Deleon said.

    Household Incomes in City Fall 5% Joseph De Avila 2011

  • He was drafted into the Army during World War II, interrupting his premedical studies to serve in a segregated unit in Texas where he and fellow Black soldiers were assigned to pick cotton for uniforms.

    Marian Wright Edelman: Dr. David French: Pioneering Physician Marian Wright Edelman 2011

  • (Soundbite of laughter) Dr. GRAFFIN: In general, you know, the courses that I taught that UCLA are so big, they're, you know, premedical students really are focused on getting a good grade.

    Punk Rock Professor Talks Anarchy And Evolution 2010

  • (Soundbite of laughter) Dr. GRAFFIN: In general, you know, the courses that I taught that UCLA are so big, they're, you know, premedical students really are focused on getting a good grade.

    Punk Rock Professor Talks Anarchy And Evolution 2010

  • He was drafted into the Army during World War II, interrupting his premedical studies to serve in a segregated unit in Texas where he and fellow Black soldiers were assigned to pick cotton for uniforms.

    Marian Wright Edelman: Dr. David French: Pioneering Physician Marian Wright Edelman 2011

  • He was drafted into the Army during World War II, interrupting his premedical studies to serve in a segregated unit in Texas where he and fellow Black soldiers were assigned to pick cotton for uniforms.

    Marian Wright Edelman: Dr. David French: Pioneering Physician Marian Wright Edelman 2011

  • (Soundbite of laughter) Dr. GRAFFIN: In general, you know, the courses that I taught that UCLA are so big, they're, you know, premedical students really are focused on getting a good grade.

    Punk Rock Professor Talks Anarchy And Evolution 2010

  • At the same time, she commenced premedical studies as an external student, but it was only two years later that she received permission to be examined on the course material.

    Helena Kagan. 2009

  • Accomplishments: A premedical student and novelist who found reading aloud to her mother helped her mom cope with cancer treatments, she started

    College Academic All-Stars already changing the world 2007

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