pre-existing condition

Noun

Meaning

pre-existing condition (plural pre-existing conditions)

(US) A medical condition that started before a person's health insurance went into effect.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I had a serious childhood illness - sort of like spinal meningitis - that led to a three-month hospitalization. Afterward, I couldn't be insured because of a pre-existing condition. Tammy Baldwin

Close letter words and terms

pre-exist pre-existent pre-existing pre-exponent pre-exponential pre-exposure prophylaxis