pre-sick
adj.— «The underlying concept is that once patients have chronic conditions and enter disease management programs, they are already quite sick and inevitably will be costly patients. Better to identify and help the “pre-sick” patient before they have chronic problems.» —“UM, Humana to test ‘pre-sick’” by John Dorschner Miami Herald (Florida) May 26, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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Carmen in Jacksonville, Florida, was told she was pretty as a speck of puff. The more common simile is pretty as a speckled pup or cute as a speckled pup. This is part of a complete episode.
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