Clinical judgment and sometimes ethical judgment enter into these decisions where there are often no right or wrong answers and where there are no textbooks or RCTs that tell us what to do.
predecessor - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone. harbinger, herald, forerunner, precursor. indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; an indication of foul play; indications of strain; symptoms are the prime indicants of disease.
preÂ·cedÂ·ing. adj. 1. Existing or coming before another or others: in preceding years; on a preceding page. 2. Existing or coming immediately before another or others: the preceding year; the preceding page. previous-Preceding means occurring immediately before the time of the utterance, while previous means occurring at some time before the utterance..