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preadmission en · ADJ

Etymology

From pre- + admission.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Before admission (to a hospital, university, etc.).
   • In September, the Board of Regents said that commercial schools could no longer use the preadmission test that Interboro was using to determine whether students without high school diplomas had the ability to benefit from higher education, and thus be eligible for financial aid. 2007 December 18, “Troubled Manhattan Commercial College to Close”, in New York Times:

preadmission en · NOUN

Etymology

From pre- + admission.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A preadmission process; a process that precedes admission.
2. (broadly, qualifier:health care, uncountable) A preadmission process; a process that precedes admission. ▸ A preliminary process that precedes hospital admission for some interventional or surgical procedures.
3. (uncountable) Admission, as of steam, to an engine cylinder before the backstroke is completed, thus increasing the cushioning.