precancerous
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- adjective
- /priˈkæn.sər.əs/
- Specialized
:
precanceroso
- A few years ago, when I consulted a plastic surgeon for a precancerous growth on the side of my nose, she told me she could fix my chin quite easily.
- precancerous changes
We each contain many such precancerous growths.
- We each contain many such precancerous growths.
- Instead, selection has reinforced controls and provided mechanisms to detect and correct or eliminate cells that have precancerous mutations.
- They will either laser the cells off or they will literally like cut your cervix, like slice it with this wire thing and try to get all the precancerous cells off.
Examples
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Now she has Barrett's esophagus (an irreversible precancerous condition).
Blog text (31) -
It aims to reduce the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer by detecting and treating precancerous changes to the cervix that, if left untreated, could lead to cancer in future years.
Academic text (2011) -
Now, we found some precancerous cells below.
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One more has precancerous lesions.
Fiction book (1992) -
Recently, Jenny went for a biopsy and was told she has a precancerous condition.
Fiction book (1996) -
Genital warts require special consideration due to the precancerous risk.
Academic text (2007) -
His scalp was brown and nearly hairless, covered with spots that looked precancerous.
Fiction book (1998) -
Get an annual Pap test to catch precancerous or cancerous cervical cells.
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Colonoscopy offers the best opportunity for the diagnosis and removal of precancerous polyps.
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Studies suggest that using tretinoin may even lower your potential for developing precancerous lesions.
Antonyms
How Malignant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Precancerous breaks into pre- meaning 'before', like in preview, and cancer meaning the disease. So it describes tissue that is 'before cancer', not yet cancer but likely to become cancer if not treated.