PRECANCEROUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does precancerous mean? 

• PRECANCEROUS (adjective)
  The adjective PRECANCEROUS has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated

  Familiarity information: PRECANCEROUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRECANCEROUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

cancer (any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream)

 Context examples 

The HPV 16 transforming protein E6 is expressed in precancerous and malignant cervical lesions.

(HPV-16 E6 Peptides Vaccine/Candida albicans Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

The HPV 16 transforming protein E6 is expressed in precancerous and malignant cervical lesions and has a high affinity for the most common human lymphocyte antigen (HLA), HLA-A2.

(HPV 16 E6 (18-26) Peptide, NCI Thesaurus)

A precancerous neoplastic process that affects the squamous, glandular, or transitional cell epithelium without evidence of invasion.

(High Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A precancerous neoplastic process that affects the cervical squamous epithelium.

(High Grade Cervical Squamous Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A precancerous neoplastic process that affects the small or large intestine.

(Intestinal Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

The nuclei of precancerous lesions are distinct in that they become enlarged, crowded and hyperchromatic.

(Light-Scattering Spectroscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include inflammatory disorders, precancerous conditions, and carcinomas.

(Oral Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a precancerous condition and results in rigidity of the jaws and inability of the affected individual to open the mouth.

(Oral Cavity Submucous Fibrosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A precancerous neoplastic process that affects the cervical squamous epithelium without evidence of invasion.

(Low Grade Cervical Squamous Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a precancerous condition and is seen more commonly in middle aged or older males.

(Erythroplakia, NCI Thesaurus)