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precancerous

pre·can·cer·ous
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pree-kan-ser-uh s]
    • /priˈkæn sər əs/
    • /ˌpriːˈkæn.sər.əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pree-kan-ser-uh s]
    • /priˈkæn sər əs/

Definitions of precancerous word

  • adjective precancerous showing pathological changes that may be preliminary to malignancy. 1
  • adjective precancerous cell, growth: that may turn cancerous 1
  • adjective precancerous (esp of cells) displaying characteristics that may develop into cancer 0
  • adjective precancerous that may or is likely to become cancerous 0
See all 4 definitions of precancerous

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Origin of precancerous

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; pre + cancerous

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Parts of speech for Precancerous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Precancerous

precancerous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

precancerous usage trend in Literature

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