preadmission
A preadmission processA preadmission process; a process that precedes admission.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)A preadmission process; a process that precedes admission.
A preadmission process; a process that precedes admission.
(broadly, uncountable)A preliminary process that precedes hospital admission for some interventional or surgical procedures.
(uncountable)Admission, as of steam, to an engine cylinder before the backstroke is completed, thus increasing the cushioning.
Origin
From pre- + admission.From pre- + admission.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable