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brca

BRCA
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Definition of brca word

  • noun brca either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer. 1

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Origin of brca

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
1900-95; initialism from br(east) and ca(ncer)

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Parts of speech for Brca

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

brca popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

brca usage trend in Literature

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