| premices | First fruits. Origin: F. Premices, L. Primitiae. See Primitia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| premise | Alternative forms:, less properly, premiss] [F. Premisse, fr. L. Praemissus, p. P. Of praemittere to send before; prae = before + mittere to send. See Mission. 1. A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition. "The premises observed, Thy will by my performance shall be served." (Shak) 2. <logic> Either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn. "All sinners deserve punishment: A B is a sinner." These propositions, which are the premises, being true or admitted, the conclusion follows, that A B deserves punishment. "While the premises stand firm, it is impossible to shake the conclusion." (Dr. H. More) 3. Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted. 4. A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts; as, to lease premises; to trespass on another's premises. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| premitochondria | Mitochondrial precursors with little internal structure (e.g., no cristae) and no proteins of electron transport. Synonym: premitochondria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| premitotic phase | The period in the cell cycle when synthesis of DNA is completed but before mitosis begins. Synonym: Gap2 phase, premitotic phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| premolar | <anatomy> Situated in front of the molar teeth. An anterior molar tooth which has replaced a deciduous molar. See Tooth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| premolar tooth | A tooth usually having two tubercles or cusps on the grinding surface and a flattened root, single in the lower jaw and upper second premolar, and furrowed in the upper first premolar. There are four premolars in each jaw, two on either side between the canine and the molars; there are no premolars in the deciduous dentition. Synonym: dens premolaris, bicuspid tooth, dens bicuspidus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| premonitory | Giving previous warning or notice; as, premonitory symptoms of disease. Premon"itorily. Origin: L. Praemonitorius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| premonocyte | An immature monocyte not normally seen in the circulating blood. Synonym: promonocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| premonstratensian | One of a religious order of regular canons founded by St. Norbert at Premontre, in France, in 1119. The members of the order are called also White Canons, Norbertines, and Premonstrants. Origin: F.premontre, fr. Premontre, fr. L. Pratum monstratum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| premorbid | Preceding the occurrence of disease. Origin: pre-+ L. Morbidus, ill, fr. Morbus, disease (05 Mar 2000) |
| premorse | Terminated abruptly, or as it bitten off. <botany> Premorse root or leaves, such as have an abrupt, ragged, and irregular termination, as if bitten off short. Origin: L. Praemorsus, p. P. Of praemordere to bite off; prae = before + mordere to bite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| premotor area | A somewhat ill-defined term usually referring to the agranular cortex of Brodmann's area 6. Synonym: premotor area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| premotor cortex | A somewhat ill-defined term usually referring to the agranular cortex of Brodmann's area 6. Synonym: premotor area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| premotor syndrome | <syndrome> Hemiplegia with spasticity, Rossolimo's reflex, but not the Babinski sign, together with forced grasping and vasomotor disturbances. (05 Mar 2000) |
| premunition | A state of existing resistance of a host to infection or reinfection with a parasite; used especially in malaria epidemiology. Origin: L. Praemunitio, fortification in advance, fr. Prae-, + munio, to fortify (05 Mar 2000) |
| premolar |
a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars
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foreboding: a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" forewarning: an early warning about a future event
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| premonitory |
precursory: warning of future misfortune
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| premedical |
preceding and preparing for the study of medicine; "premedical courses"
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| premenopausal |
prior to menopause
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| prem | an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation |
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| prem | the position of the cabinet minister who is in charge of government affairs |
| prem | the person who is head of state (in several countries) |
| prem | the person who holds the position of head of state in England |
| prem | perform a work for the first time |
| prem | be performed for the first time |
| prem | preceding all others in time |
| prem | first in rank or degree |
| prem | the first public performance of a play or movie |
| prem | perform a work for the first time |
| prem | be performed for the first time |
| prem | preceding all others in time |