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precancer

precancer adjective: before the onset of cancer.

Adjective

precancer (not comparable)

  1. Before the onset of cancer.

Noun

precancer (plural precancers)

  1. An incipient form of cancer that may become malignant if not treated.

precancer meaning in Tamil

precancer in Tamil

புற்றுநோயின் முன்நிலை

Forms of precancer

pluralprecancers

Origin of precancer

From pre- + cancer.

Questions about precancer

What does precancer mean?
Precancer means before the onset of cancer.
What is precancer in Tamil?
Precancer in Tamil is புற்றுநோயின் முன்நிலை. See Precancer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is precancer?
Precancer can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near precancer in the dictionary

  1. precancellation
  2. precancellations
  3. precancelled
  4. precancelling
  5. precancels
  6. precancer
  7. precanceroses
  8. precancerosis
  9. precancerous
  10. precancers
  11. precandidacy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: precancer (page history and authors); precancer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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