preadmission

adjective

pre·​ad·​mis·​sion ˌprē-əd-ˈmi-shən 

-ad-

variants or pre-admission

: existing or occurring prior to admission (as to a school or hospital)

preadmission testing

His condition continued to improve and returned to his preadmission baseline.

—Sydney S. Cash et al.

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

preadmission

adjective

pre·​ad·​mis·​sion ˌprē-əd-ˈmish-ən 

: occurring in or relating to the period prior to admission (as to a hospital)

a preadmission physical examination