prehospital

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ hospital

Adjective

prehospital (not comparable)

1. Before a patient is brought to a hospital.
   • 2009 February 24, Jane E. Brody, “Putting Muscle Behind End-of-Life Wishes”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Now a new study confirms that confusion about interpreting living wills prevails in prehospital settings, as well.

Anagrams

• palistrophe, raptophiles