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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
premorbid

also pre-morbid, 1905, from pre- + morbid.

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premorbid

a. (context medicine psychiatry English) Approaching a morbid condition, especially of mental functioning shortly prior to the onset of schizophrenia, etc.

Usage examples of "premorbid".

First, it is clear to all of us on the committee that screens new cases that too little is known about the premorbid history of these two girls.