BRCA

/ˌbrækə/

BRCA is the initialism of Brotherhood.

Meaning of Brotherhood

brotherhood (countable and uncountable, plural brotherhoods)

The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
- brotherdom
An association of people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
- James formed a kind of brotherhood for ex-pats who were working in Valencia.
All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession
- the legal brotherhood
People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.
- a brotherhood of venerable trees1800, William Wordsworth, Degenerate Douglas

BRCA (countable and uncountable, plural BRCAs)

Any of a number of genes and proteins associated with breast cancer, especially BRCA1 and BRCA2.
- The writer David Samuels, a friend since childhood, said the cause was metastatic breast cancer, which in her case had resulted from the BRCA genetic mutation. Ms. Wurtzel had a double mastectomy in 2015. After her diagnosis, she became an advocate for BRCA testing — something she had not had — and...2020 January 7, Neil Genzlinger, “Elizabeth Wurtzel, ‘Prozac Nation’ Author, Is Dead at 52”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

plural	BRCAs

HGNC symbol, initialism of breast cancer.

What does BRCA mean?: BRCA means any of a number of genes and proteins associated with breast cancer, especially BRCA1 and BRCA2.
What is BRCA the initialism of?: BRCA is the initialism of Brotherhood.
What part of speech is BRCA?: BRCA is a noun.
How do you pronounce BRCA?: BRCA is pronounced /ˌbrækə/.
What is the plural of BRCA?: The plural of BRCA is BRCAs.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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