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prestroke

prestroke

7.0
Relating to the time before a stroke happens
  • adjective
  • /ˈpriːstroʊk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : premórbido
  • Doctors recommend regular check-ups to monitor heart health and prevent prestroke complications.
  • prestroke language

Examples

  • Results: On the basis of the results, the authors obtained significant correlations on several measures between language input and output. They identified prestroke language ability rating as the strongest predictor of poststroke outcomes.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The patient's prestroke condition included limited mobility and speech difficulties.

  • On the basis of the regression equations, prestroke LAR was the only significant predictor; therefore, we used this measure to represent prestroke language use.

    Academic text (2013)
  • For example, UT09 exhibited a higher prestroke LAR in English compared with Spanish, and the languages maintain this pattern of unequal skill level in the poststroke position.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In our analysis, we evaluated a measure of prestroke language proficiency (prestroke LAR) alongside poststroke language deficit data, which enabled a visualization of language impairment.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Understanding the signs of prestroke symptoms can help in taking timely action.

Synonyms

premorbid
vsprestroke
  • Specialized
9.5

The state a person is in before they become ill

is limited to the period before a stroke rather than before any disease

How Complete

end
1.0
follow-through
  • Specialized
5 4.9
midstroke
6.8
prestroke
  • Specialized
7.0

Surface Forms

prestroke positive

Morphology

prestroke = stroke (transparent) = pre + stroke

The prefix 'pre-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'before' to 'stroke' to form an adjective meaning occurring before a stroke.

Etymology

The word prestroke combines the prefix pre- meaning 'before' (as in prepare or preview) and stroke, a sudden brain problem. So prestroke refers to the time or the warning signs that happen just before a stroke.