prephase

prephase

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ phase

Noun

prephase (plural prephases)

1. A prior phase; the condition before a particular phase
   • 2016 March 3, “CHOP Chemotherapy for Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma with and without HIV in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era in Malawi”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0150445:

     Eleven of 50 patients (22%) treated with CHOP began treatment with either prephase prednisone or dose-reduced mini-CHOP, including 6/31 (19%) HIV-positive and 5/19 (26%) HIV-negative patients.

Anagrams

• appreesh, preshape