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Meaning of "precancerous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRECANCEROUS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRECANCEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Precancerous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRECANCEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Precancerous condition

A precancerous condition is a generalized state associated with an increased risk of cancer. If left untreated, these conditions may lead to cancer. Premalignant lesion is a morphologically altered tissue in which cancer is more likely to occur than its apparently normal counterpart. Examples of pre-malignant conditions include actinic keratosis, Barrett's esophagus, atrophic gastritis, Dyskeratosis congenita, Sideropenic dysphagia, Lichen planus, Oral submucous fibrosis, Solar elastosis and cervical dysplasia. Examples of pre-malignant lesions include Leukoplakia, Erythroplakia etc The term was coined in 1875 by Romanian physician Victor Babeş. After 2005 both the terms have been clubbed together and is now known as Potentially malignant lesions.

Definition of precancerous in the English dictionary

The definition of precancerous in the dictionary is displaying characteristics that may develop into cancer.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRECANCEROUS

precalculus
Precambrian
precancel
precancellation
precancelled
precancelling
precancer
precapitalist
precarious
precariously
precariousness
precast
precast concrete
precative
precatory
precaudal
precaution
precautional
precautionary
precautionary principle

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRECANCEROUS

boisterous
cadaverous
cancerous
coniferous
cruciferous
dangerous
generous
humorous
murderous
noncancerous
numerous
odoriferous
onerous
preposterous
prosperous
seminiferous
serous
slanderous
splendiferous
thunderous
treacherous

Synonyms and antonyms of precancerous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «precancerous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRECANCEROUS

Find out the translation of precancerous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of precancerous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «precancerous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

癌前
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

precancerosa
570 millions of speakers

English

precancerous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

precancerous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طليعة سرطانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предраковое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pré-cancerosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

precancerous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

précancéreuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Precancerous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

präkanzerösen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

前癌状態の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전암
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Precancerous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiền ung thư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புற்றுக்குமுன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वकालयुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kanser öncesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

precancerose
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przedrakowym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

передраковий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

precanceroase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προκαρκινικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kanker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

precancerösa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forstadier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of precancerous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECANCEROUS»

The term «precancerous» is regularly used and occupies the 95.277 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECANCEROUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about precancerous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRECANCEROUS»

Discover the use of precancerous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to precancerous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cookery Book from the Lukas Clinic for Patients with Cancer ...
All recipes in this book are part of the clinic's menu for patients. This is a valuable sourcebook, whether you are recovering from an illness or want to make a health-conscious, preventive diet part of your everyday life.
‎1988
2
Precancerous Lesions of Cervix: Prevention, Early Diagnosis ...
Both vaccines are 98 percent efficacious in preventing precancerous lesions CIN II or worse for the vaccine targeted types only and only when they have been given to girls before sexual exposure. So far efficacy up to 8 years has been proven ...
Maninder Ahuja, 2014
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Precancerous Conditions and Lesions of the Stomach
In this book, precursors of gastric cancer are described histopathologically, especially about the precancerous conditons and precancerous lesions of the stomach.
Ying-Chang Zhang, Keiichi Kawai, 2011
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A Study on Diagnostic Image Analysis for the Detection of ...
In order to consider detection of precancerous lesions within different tissue types , different features in squamous epithelium and in the transformation zone or columnar epithelium were explored. The spatial location of the tissue is considered ...
Sun Young Park, 2007
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Precancerous Conditions Research Trends
The identification and treatment of precancerous conditions on a wide-scale could lead to significant drops in deaths due to cancer. This book gathers research from around the globe on this dynamic subject.
Steven P. Liu, 2007
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Color Atlas of Oral Diseases
A precancerous lesion is defined by WHO as "a morphologically altered tissue in which cancer is more likely to occur than in its apparently normal counterpart." Oral leukoplakia is the most common and best- studied precancerous lesion.
George Laskaris, 2003
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Dermatology, the essentials of cutaneous medicine
In 1912 Bowen of Boston described a condition as the " precancerous dermatosis ." This malady was sufficiently characteristic in its objective attributes to warrant isolation as a clinical entity, and cases were described by Darier in Paris and by ...
Walter James Highman, 1921
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Surgery
The Precancerous Stage. — If an area upon the tongue exhibits only inflammatory changes and is not yet cancerous, although it is evolving gradually and inexorably into carcinoma, we call the condition the precancerous stage of cancer.
William Williams Keen, 1908
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Cornell University Medical Bulletin
The term precancerous, however, creates a mental bias which facts do not justify and which is therefore confusing and scientifically impure. As Ewing (7) says, " The most serious argument against the theory of precancerous lesions is the fact  ...
Cornell University. Medical College, 1912
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Northwest Medicine
termination, although far from being the rule, occurs in a sufficient number of cases to exclude the probability of mere coincidence, and to warrant application of the term precancerous to such affections. These diseases do not belong to a ...
‎1903

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRECANCEROUS»

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Clinical research facilities host cutting edge skin care products
"We desperately need new treatments for different skin problems, including precancerous skin cancers and other very common diseases such ... «KVUE, Jul 15»
2
Cervical incompetence
Previous surgery to the cervix such as a cone biopsy, which is treatment of precancerous cells of the cervix. 3. Congenital malformations of the ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
3
Stories, storytellers link family to 'River Runs Through It' author …
... beating, a dog bite that led to an infection and 10-week hospitalization, and a surgery to remove precancerous tissue from his head. So what ... «Ravalli Republic, Jul 15»
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Warminster supervisor gets life-saving advice
Polyps were found, including one that was precancerous. "If I ignored the symptoms and let it go till I was 50, it would have been too late," he ... «Bucks County Courier Times, Jul 15»
5
Study links poor oral health to cancer
The study states that limited mouth opening is commonly due to a precancerous condition called SMF (submucus fibrosis) that makes an ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Tragedy in Byron
... preventive, such as colonoscopies that detect polyps before they develop into cancer or Pap tests that reveal precancerous cells in the cervix. «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
7
Colon Cancer Market – Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2015 …
Attributable epidemiological factors can be precancerous growth in the colon or genetic mutation. The American Society of Clinical Oncology ... «Medgadget.com, Jul 15»
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Study reveals better pancreatic cancer biomarkers
Because patients with precancerous pancreatic lesions had more GPC1-positive exosomes in their blood than healthy people and patients ... «Nurse.com, Jul 15»
9
Unusual Capsule Could Help Spot Esophagus Cancer
... researchers at the University of Cambridge suggest that DNA analysis of the cells can accurately pinpoint cancerous and precancerous cells. «WebMD, Jul 15»
10
HPV and oral sex: You want me to discuss what with my patients?!
For some people, however, the virus interferes with the normal cell function that prevents excess growth, leading to precancerous cells and ... «Dentistry IQ, Jul 15»

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