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pre-ex·po·sure | \ ˌprē-ik-ˈspō-zhər 
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or less commonly preexposure
Definition of pre-exposure
: occurring, administered, used, or being in the period preceding exposure (as to a stimulus or a pathogen)
pre-exposure rabies vaccination Canon has also added a red-eye reduction pre-exposure light …— Herbert Keppler — see also pre-exposure prophylaxis
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pre-exposure
adjectivepre-ex·po·sure | \ -ik-ˈspō-zhər \
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preexposure
Medical Definition of pre-exposure
: of, relating to, occurring in, or being the period preceding exposure (as to a stimulus or a pathogen)
pre-exposure immunization
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The first known use of pre-exposure was in 1906
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