LOW-GRADE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does low-grade mean? 

• LOW-GRADE (adjective)
  The adjective LOW-GRADE has 1 sense:

1. of inferior quality

  Familiarity information: LOW-GRADE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOW-GRADE (adjective)

Comparative: lower-grade   
Superlative: lowest-grade   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of inferior quality

Similar:

inferior (of low or inferior quality)

 Context examples 

They also tend to grow and spread more quickly than low-grade cancer cells but not as quickly as high-grade cancer cells.

(Intermediate grade, NCI Dictionary)

It is classified as either low-grade or high-grade. — 2003

(Intraurothelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

Low-grade cancer cells look more like normal cells and tend to grow and spread more slowly than high-grade cancer cells.

(Histologic grade, NCI Dictionary)

Also, having got the agency for a low-grade make of wheel, he was prosperous.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

These cells are more likely to grow and spread quickly than cells in low-grade cancer or in growths that may become cancer.

(High grade, NCI Dictionary)

Low-grade cancers usually have a better prognosis than high-grade cancers and may not need treatment right away.

(Low grade, NCI Dictionary)

A malignant mesenchymal neoplasm that arises from the paranasal sinus and is characterized by the presence of low-grade histologic features.

(Low Grade Paranasal Sinus Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, low-grade exophytic adenocarcinoma with papillary growth that arises from the epithelium of the nasopharynx.

(Nasopharyngeal Papillary Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A low-grade extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue arising from the parotid gland.

(Parotid Gland Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion.

(LSIL, NCI Dictionary)