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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

prepainful en · ADJ

Etymology

From pre- + painful.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Before the onset of pain.
    • The lived body is now understood in terms of what cannot be done (disability), difference from the prepainful life (dissonance), emotional suffering (despondence), and vulnerability (dependence). 2016, Michael E. Schatman, Ethical Issues in Chronic Pain Management, page 3: