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pretreatment

American  
[pree-treet-muhnt] / priˈtrit mənt /

noun

pretreatments plural
  1. a preliminary course of treatment; the application of a process, substance, etc., beforehand.


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Now, to assess why some tumors didn't respond to the therapy, the researchers examined pretreatment tumor biopsies from this study cohort.

From Science Daily Feb. 23, 2024

This pretreatment and other, earlier cancer therapies, doctors note, may also raise the risk of subsequent cancers.

From Science Magazine Nov. 28, 2023

Adriana Toro with Broward County Mosquito Control said the county has stepped up spraying for mosquitoes and is doing pretreatment on larvae.

From Seattle Times Jul. 6, 2023

Beyond the disruption, SpaceX also outlined other major additions to its plans, including the creation of a natural gas pretreatment plant, used to purify methane to be used in the Starship rocket.

From The Verge Jun. 13, 2022

The pretreatment week was also the time at which I felt most able to venture out of the house, and would accompany my aunt or my sister-in-law on small shopping sprees during the day.

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann

The workshop covers basic seed physiology, seed viability, germination cues and pretreatments, sowing and aftercare.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 29, 2022

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