before meals
Before you dine
Before meals describes something done or taken prior to eating, most often seen in medical contexts for medication timing.
Doctors prescribe certain drugs to be taken before meals because absorption or effectiveness depends on an empty stomach: Take one tablet before meals.
The Latin abbreviation a.c. (ante cibum) appears on prescriptions with the same meaning.
- appetizerLight dish preceding main
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- stomach growlingNoisy abdomen signaling hunger
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
on an empty stomach · say grace · blessing · handwashing · wash hands · aperitif · anticipation · medication · insulin · prayer · setting · set the table · napkin · empty · rumbling · waiting · cocktail · hors d'oeuvres
- dosing instructionsdaily, twice daily, three times daily, once daily, every 4 hours
- dosing timingonce daily, twice daily, around the clock, as needed, bedtime dose