premedical

American  

[pree-med-i-kuhl] / priˈmɛd ɪ kəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to studies in preparation for the formal study of medicine.

   a premedical course.

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premedical British  

/ priːˈmɛdɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a course of study prerequisite for entering medical school

2. of or relating to a person engaged in such a course of study

   a premedical student

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Other Word Forms

• premedically adverb

Etymology

Origin of premedical

First recorded in 1900–05; pre- + medical

Example Sentences

In 1969 she graduated from the University of California with a premedical curriculum major in philosophy and minor in mathematics.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2023

In 2012, I started a premedical program in Manassas, Virginia, less than an hour from my hometown of Washington, D.C.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2020

A premedical student falls in love with a Danish prince who keeps his identity a secret.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2019

To meet the science requirements, she took a premedical post-baccalaureate program at New York University, where she was a B student, and then at the University of Colorado, Denver, where she got straight A’s.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2014

Alyssa Quarles, a premedical biology student at the University of Memphis, watches television as she takes a break from studying in her apartment this fall.

From Washington Post