pre-ex·po·sure
| \ ˌprē-ik-ˈspō-zhər
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variants:
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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pre-exposure. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.
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pre-exposure
adjective
pre-ex·po·sure
| \ -ik-ˈspō-zhər
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variants:
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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