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paracancerous

paracancerous adjective: located near cancerous cells or tissue.

Adjective

paracancerous (not comparable)

  1. Located near cancerous cells or tissue
    Synonyms:
    paracarcinoma, paracarcinomal

Synonyms of paracancerous

Origin of paracancerous

From para- + cancerous.

Questions about paracancerous

What does paracancerous mean?
Paracancerous means located near cancerous cells or tissue.
What part of speech is paracancerous?
Paracancerous is an adjective.

Words near paracancerous in the dictionary

  1. Paracale
  2. paracalliopiid
  3. paracalliopiids
  4. paracallosal
  5. paracallus
  6. paracancerous
  7. paracanoe
  8. paracanoeist
  9. paracanoeists
  10. paracanonical
  11. paracapillary

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