pre-screening
noun
(alsoprescreening)uk/ˌpriːˈskriː.nɪŋ/us/ˌpriːˈskriː.nɪŋ/pre-screeningnoun(EXAMINATION)
[CorU]
anexaminationtodiscoverif there is anythingwrongwith someone or something, before they can beacceptedfortreatment, ajob, aloan, etc.:
Thebankdoesbackgroundchecksand pre-screening ofpotentialapplicants.
A pre-screening was done toensurethere were noproblems, such as acriminalrecord.
There are pre-screeningproceduresforpatientsenteringthehospital.
- If you were aterroristyou wouldprobablynot beapplyingforvoluntarypre-screening.
- Doctorsstressthe need for prescreening todeterminewhether someone is a goodcandidateforsurgery.
- During the pre-screening, wecompiledalistof words wethoughtourstudentsmight notunderstand.
Medical examination
- anechoic
- audiological
- biopsic
- blood work
- CAT scan
- EKG
- endoscopy
- histological
- histologically
- hysteroscopy
- immunohistochemical
- irradiation
- mammography
- radiography
- sigmoidoscopy
- smear
- SPECT
- stress test
- triage
- ultrasonography
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Testing, checking and experimenting
pre-screeningnoun(CINEMA)
[C]
anoccasionwhen afilmisshownbefore it is madeavailableto beseenby thegeneralpublic:
Thefilmhas beenshownin pre-screenings atvariousschools.
Theyplantoadjusttheaudioandmusicon thefilmafter the pre-screening.
- Paramount Pictures areofferingexclusivepre-screenings of thefilm.
- Thefulldocumentarywas notavailablefor a prescreening,despiteextensiveeffortsbyreporters.
Cinema - general words
- 12A
- animation
- animator
- audio described
- audio description
- fade
- filmic
- filming
- filmstrip
- flick
- footage
- franchise
- projection
- reel
- remake
- rerelease
- rescreen
- reshoot
- reshow
- sting