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PrEP
abbr.
pre-exposure prophylaxis
prep
(prĕp) Informaladj.
Preparatory: a college prep course; did extensive prep work for the interview.
n.
1. A preparatory school.
2. Preparation: Daily practices are the best prep for the upcoming track meet.
3. A preppie.
v. prepped, prep·ping, preps
v.intr.
1. To be enrolled in and attend a preparatory school.
2. To prepare for something: prepping for a radio interview.
v.tr.
1. To prepare (someone) for a medical examination or surgical procedure.
2. To prepare or prime: prep a surface for painting.
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prep
(prɛp)n
short for preparation5, preparatory school
vb, preps, prepping or prepped
(Medicine) (tr) to prepare (a patient) for a medical operation or procedure
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prep
(prɛp)n., adj., v. prepped, prep•ping. n.
1. a preparatory school.
2. a preliminary or warm-up activity or event; trial run.
3. preparation.
4. the act of preparing a patient for a medical or surgical procedure.
adj. 5. preparatory.
6. involving or used for preparation: the mortuary's prep room.
v.t. 7. to prepare (a person) for a test, debate, etc.
8. to prepare (a patient) for a medical or surgical procedure.
v.i. 9. to prepare; get ready: to prep for the game.
10. to attend a preparatory school.
[1860–65; by shortening]
prep.
1. preparation.
2. preparatory.
3. prepare.
4. preposition.
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| Noun | 1. |  prep - preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)school assignment, schoolwork - a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" |
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[prep]A. ABBR (Brit) (Scol) =preparation (= work) → tareas fpl, deberes mpl; (= period) → tiempo m de estudio, hora f de los deberes
B. VI (US) to prep for → prepararse para (Scol) → hacer el curso de preparación para (los estudios universitarios)
D. CPD prep school N (Brit)
see preparatory B
see preparatory B
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prep
n (fam) preparación quirúrgica, preparación del paciente para un procedimiento o una cirugíaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.