precibal
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
precibal (not comparable)
- Before a meal.
- 1955, Gunnar Holmgren, Acta Oto-laryngologica, volume 45, page 86:
- In discussing these observations they suggested that the precibal increase in olfactory acuity may be a measure for the intensity of the sensation of satiety afforded by the ingested food.
- 1968, Helge Sigstad, Changes in plasma volume during the dumping syndrome, page 79:
- Howe et al. (62) showed that a precibal injection of insulin reduced the postcibal fall in plasma volume at the same time relieving the symptoms.
- 1981, Lloyd H. Smith, Samuel O. Thier, Pathophysiology: The Biological Principles of Disease, page 1624:
- This rapid fall in blood glucose to precibal levels, or a markedly lower level causes troublesome, even serious symptoms.
Synonyms edit
- (before a meal): preprandial