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Something that precedes.
1. <biochemistry> In biological processes, a substance from which another, usually more active or mature substance is formed.
2. In clinical medicine, a sign or symptom that heralds another.
Origin: L. Praecursor = a forerunner
(11 Mar 2008)
precuneal, precuneal artery, precuneate, precuneus < Prev | Next > precursory cartilage, predacean, predation
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