prepsychotic
/ˌpriːsʌɪˈkɒtɪk/Medicine
adjective
Existing or occurring prior to the onset of psychosis (especially a first psychotic episode); exhibiting or designating symptoms suggestive but not yet diagnostic of psychosis; predisposed to psychosis, potentially psychotic.
noun
A prepsychotic person.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in American Journal of Psychiatry. From pre- + psychotic.
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