preeclampsia | (noun) abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated | Synonyms: pre-eclampsia |
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preemie | (noun) an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation | Synonyms: premature baby, premature infant, premie, preterm baby, preterm infant |
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preeminence | (noun) high status importance owing to marked superiority | Synonyms: distinction, eminence, note |
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preempt | (noun) a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding | Synonyms: pre-empt, preemptive bid |
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preemption | (noun) a prior appropriation of something | Synonyms: pre-emption |
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(noun) the right to purchase something in advance of others | Synonyms: pre-emption |
(noun) the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) | Synonyms: pre-emption |
(noun) the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject | Synonyms: pre-emption |
preemptor | (noun) a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid | Synonyms: pre-emptor |
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(noun) someone who acquires land by preemption | Synonyms: pre-emptor |
preexistence | (noun) existing in a former state or previous to something else | - |
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