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forecare

noun

Etymology

From fore- + care.

  1. derived from *ǵeh₂r-✻ — “shout, call”
  2. inherited from *karō✻ — “care, sorrow, cry”
  3. inherited from *karu✻
  4. inherited from caru
  5. inherited from care
  6. prefixed as forecare — “fore + care”

Definitions

  1. care given in advance of a procedure, such as surgery

    • The major operations are characterized by forecare often for long periods as well as the day before the operation, by general anesthetics and by invasion of the important organs, such as the kidneys, ureters and bladder.
    • I cannot resist the temptation to bring in another member of the care family, namely forecare.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA