premedical

[ pree-med-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to studies in preparation for the formal study of medicine:

   a premedical course.

premedical

/ priːˈmɛdɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a course of study prerequisite for entering medical school
2. of or relating to a person engaged in such a course of study

   a premedical student

Derived Forms

• preˈmedically, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of premedical¹

First recorded in 1900–05; pre- + medical