preterminal
/priˈtɜrmənl/
adjective
- Occurring or existing before the final stage of a process, especially before death or the end of something.
- The patient was in a preterminal condition, but still able to speak with family.
- Scientists studied the preterminal changes in the cells before the organism died.
- The company's preterminal financial troubles were ignored by management until it was too late.
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