precibal

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin cibus (food).

Adjective

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precibal (not comparable)

  1. 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.

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