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preneoplasm

preneoplasm noun: tissue that develops into a neoplasm.

Noun

preneoplasm (plural preneoplasms)

  1. tissue that develops into a neoplasm
    • In summary, this study demonstrates that metformin can block preneoplasm or non-invasive cancer of bladder progressing to invasive cancer through inhibiting STAT3-mediated signaling pathways which can promote viability, proliferation, migration and invasiveness of cancer cells.2015 August 7, Qi Pan et al., “Metformin can block precancerous progression to invasive tumors of bladder through inhibiting STAT3-mediated signaling pathways”, in Journal of Experimental & Clinical...

Forms of preneoplasm

pluralpreneoplasms

Origin of preneoplasm

From pre- + neoplasm.

Questions about preneoplasm

What does preneoplasm mean?
Preneoplasm means tissue that develops into a neoplasm.
What part of speech is preneoplasm?
Preneoplasm is a noun.
What is the plural of preneoplasm?
The plural of preneoplasm is preneoplasms.

Words near preneoplasm in the dictionary

  1. preneoblastic
  2. preneolithic
  3. preneoplasia
  4. preneoplasias
  5. preneoplasic
  6. preneoplasm
  7. preneoplasms
  8. preneoplastic
  9. prenephritic
  10. preneural
  11. preneurogenic

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