premorbid
adjective
                                                                                                                            
                                                            pre·mor·bid
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˌprē-ˈmȯr-bəd  
                                                      
                                                          
            
                                
              
          
                                                      : occurring or existing before the occurrence of physical disease or emotional illness                                      
              
                             
The survivability of any burn is dependent on many factors, including, but not limited to, age, premorbid status, and extent and depth of burn.— Frederic S. Bongard et al.,                The Journal of the American Medical Association
Frederic S. Bongard et al.,                The Journal of the American Medical Association
                                       The effect of stroke on dementia risk was higher in individuals with the best premorbid cognitive functioning.— Alex Dregan et al.,                The Lancet
Alex Dregan et al.,                The Lancet
                         
                
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