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Definition of Precancerous
1. Adjective. Of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated.
Definition of Precancerous
1. Adjective. (oncology) Of or pertaining to growth that is likely to develop into cancer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Precancerous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Precancerous
Literary usage of Precancerous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Cancer Research (1916)
"Received for publication June 1, 1916 The term "precancerous dermatoses" has that
... Does precancerous imply a state preceding an inevitable cancer, ..."
2. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin for the use of students and by Oliver Samuel Ormsby (1921)
"The is a precancerous condition in nearly patches. The early lesion is a firm,
... 22; precancerous 'Mes: A sixth case of a type recently described. ..."
3. Skin and Venereal Diseases (1921)
"precancerous DERMATOSES. Course of precancerous Dermatoses. The further course
of two cases previously reported by Bowen of precancerous dermatoses appears ..."
4. Primary Malignant Growths of the Lungs and Bronchi: A Pathological and by Isaac Adler (1912)
"... CHAPTER IV precancerous INFLUENCES (Continued) AS all these questions are most
intimately connected with the question of the etiology of tumors, ..."
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