premedical

adjective

pre·​med·​i·​cal (ˌ)prē-ˈme-di-kəl 

: preceding and preparing for the professional study of medicine

Examples of premedical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For a premedical student, this is often more valuable than racking up shadowing hours or performing non-clinical volunteer tasks at a hospital. —Karen Sepucha, STAT, 5 Sep. 2023

The undergraduates are all premedical students scattered across various majors in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. —Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2023

Tuli, a premedical student, is torn by the strike. —Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022

Users who pay the fee can compare up to 10 medical schools at a time, said Tami Levin, AAMC’s director of premedical and applicant resources. —Jon Marcus, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023

Thomas, a Black man born in Louisiana in 1910, enrolled in an HBCU as a premedical student. —Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2022

Fauci enrolled in 1958 and was pleased to find that the university took a broad view of premedical studies. —Benjamin Wallace-Well, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021

Bachman's overall grade point average at Miami was 3.31 as a pre-med microbiology major with a minor in premedical studies. —Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 12 July 2021

There, Hart entered the premedical department, joined numerous organizations and founded the school’s first ever women’s debate club. —Leo Deluca, Scientific American, 10 June 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

premedical

adjective

pre·​med·​i·​cal (ˈ)prē-ˈmed-i-kəl 

: coming before and preparing for the study of medicine

Medical Definition

premedical

adjective

pre·​med·​i·​cal ˌprē-ˈmed-i-kəl 

: preceding and preparing for the professional study of medicine

a premedical course at a university

a premedical student