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precancerous /pre·can·cer·ous/ (-kan´ser-us) pertaining to a pathologic process that tends to become malignant.
pre·can·cer·ous (pr-knsr-s)
adj.
Of, relating to, or being a condition or lesion that typically precedes or develops into a cancer.

precancerous
[-kan′sərəs]
Etymology: L, prae + cancer, crab
pertaining to a stage of abnormal tissue growth that is likely to develop into a malignant tumor.

precancerous,
adj a stage of abnormal tissue growth that is likely or predisposed to develop into a malignant tumor.


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