predeath

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ death.

Adjective

predeath (not comparable)

1. prior to death
   • 2015 July 1, Jung-Hoon Kim et al., “A biomechanical comparison of 360° stabilizations for corpectomy and total spondylectomy: a cadaveric study in the thoracolumbar spine”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research‎^[1], volume 10, →DOI:

     A cyclic compression force was then applied as conditioning (40 ± 10 N at 0.5 Hz for 15 min) to remove excess fluid from the discs and to return the disc to its predeath height [ 11 ].

Synonyms

• anthumous
• antemortem
• prehumous
• premortem

Antonyms

• posthumous
• post mortem

Anagrams

• threaped