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noncancer

noncancer adjective: not of or pertaining to cancer.

Adjective

noncancer (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to cancer.
    • By 2002, prescriptions of OxyContin for noncancer pain increased nearly ten times, with total sales reaching over $3 billion.2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, pages 182–183

Noun

noncancer (plural noncancers)

  1. A medical condition other than cancer.

Forms of noncancer

pluralnoncancers

Origin of noncancer

From non- + cancer.

Questions about noncancer

What does noncancer mean?
Noncancer means not of or pertaining to cancer.
What part of speech is noncancer?
Noncancer can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near noncancer in the dictionary

  1. noncancelable
  2. noncanceled
  3. noncancellable
  4. noncancellation
  5. noncancelled
  6. noncancer
  7. noncancerous
  8. noncancers
  9. noncandidacies
  10. noncandidacy
  11. noncandidate

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