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previvor

previvor noun: an unaffected carrier of cancer, who has not been diagnosed with it but has survived the predisposition, or higher risk, due to certain genetic mutations.

Noun

previvor (plural previvors)

  1. An unaffected carrier of cancer, who has not been diagnosed with it but has survived the predisposition, or higher risk, due to certain genetic mutations.

Forms of previvor

pluralprevivors

Origin of previvor

Blend of pre- + survivor?

Questions about previvor

What does previvor mean?
Previvor means an unaffected carrier of cancer, who has not been diagnosed with it but has survived the predisposition, or higher risk, due to certain genetic mutations.
What part of speech is previvor?
Previvor is a noun.
What is the plural of previvor?
The plural of previvor is previvors.

Words near previvor in the dictionary

  1. Previte
  2. previtellogenesis
  3. previtellogenic
  4. previtellogenous
  5. Prevites
  6. previvor
  7. previvors
  8. previz
  9. Prevo
  10. prevocal
  11. prevocalic

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