preweaning

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ weaning

Adjective

preweaning (not comparable)

1. Before weaning.
   • 2015 May 26, Xian Li et al., “Glucocorticoid receptor is involved in the breed-dependent transcriptional regulation of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in the liver of preweaning piglets”, in BMC Veterinary Research‎^[1], volume 11, →DOI:

     No significant breed difference was observed for the binding of AR or C/EBPβ to 3β-HSD promoter in the liver of preweaning piglets (Fig. 3c and d).