prelaugh en · ADJ
Etymology
From pre- + laugh.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Occurring before laughter.
After a laugh subsides, a brief relaxation phase occurs, during which the HR and BP drop below the prelaugh baseline levels.
2002, Ronald A. Berk, Humor as an instructional defibrillator:[…] the amplitude of the laugh, which is the distance between the prelaugh base line and its highest intensity peak.
1972, Jeffrey H. Goldstein, Paul E. McGhee, The psychology of humor: theoretical perspectives and empirical issues: