preconditioning
- noun
- /ˌpriːkənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
preacondicionamiento
- In clinical studies, preconditioning was shown to help patients better tolerate surgical stress during operations.
- ischaemic preconditioning
- preconditioning effect
- preconditioning of tissue
Examples
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If a preconditioning effect were occurring, one would expect subsequent subcurves not to line up with the first subcurve, but to be shifted right toward higher displacement (Figure 8).
Academic text (1996) -
Limb remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) activates endogenous protective mechanisms against injury by ischaemia-reperfusion in distant organs, including the kidney.
Academic text (2016) -
Thus, the tissue exhibits no preconditioning effect under these loads.
Academic text (1996) -
This artificial set of data illustrates how the response of the tissue might appear if preconditioning were occurring.
Academic text (1996) -
At the load levels imposed, the composite tissue did not exhibit an observable preconditioning effect.
Academic text (1996) -
Researchers found that mild exercise acts as a form of preconditioning, enhancing muscle resilience before intense workouts.
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The preconditioning treatment significantly increased the heart's ability to withstand the stress of subsequent surgeries.
Synonyms
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5.1
An action or product that prepares something before the main treatment
A set of exercises you do before sports to prevent injuries and help you play better
Surface Forms
Morphology
preconditioning = precondition (semi-transparent) = pre + condition + ing
The morphology (pre- + condition + -ing) is clear, but the medical/biological sense (mild stress to increase resistance) is a domain-specific usage that may not be obvious to all learners.
Etymology
Preconditioning comes from the small part pre- ('before') and the verb condition ('prepare' or 'make ready'). So in medicine it means giving a mild stress or treatment before a bigger event to help the body resist damage.