precancerous
adjective
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Pronunciation: /pɹiˈkænsəɹəs/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English cancerous English precancerous From pre- + cancerous.
- Of or pertaining to growth that is likely to develop into cancer.