predisabled

Adjective

 * 1)  Not yet disabled; prior to being disabled.
 * 2) * 2019, James M. Shultz, PhD, MS, Lisa Sullivan, PhD, MA, Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH, Public Health: An Introduction to the Science and Practice of Population Health, Springer Publishing Company (ISBN 9780826177544), page 271:
 * Frailty, a characteristic typically ascribed to a subset of older adults, has been described as “a predisabled' state.”  A key distinction is that it is  possible to be frail without specific diagnosed disabilities.
 * Frailty, a characteristic typically ascribed to a subset of older adults, has been described as “a predisabled' state.”  A key distinction is that it is  possible to be frail without specific diagnosed disabilities.