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adj. - Of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because signs of the disease have not yet appeared.

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  • With this trove of information in hand, patients will be able to ask presymptomatic questions to minimize their risk of developing disease.
  • Unfortunately, some of these animals carried presymptomatic rabies and ended up starting a chain reaction that wildlife health officials are still contending with today.
  • To provide genetic testing and interpretation of test results at the request of physicians or genetic counselors for the purpose of disease diagnosis, carrier status...
  • - During the research, BRCA1 presymptomatic genetic testing was offered to 100 individuals in
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