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prospective

adj pro·spec·tive \prə-ˈspek-tiv\

Medical Definition of PROSPECTIVE

:  relating to or being a study (as of the incidence of disease) that starts with the present condition of a population of individuals and follows them into the future—compare retrospective
pro·spec·tive·ly \-lē\ adverb

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