precibal

English

Etymology

From Latin cibus (“food”).

Adjective

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.

Synonyms

• (before a meal): preprandial

Related terms

• postcibal