Medical Dictionary

precancer

noun pre·can·cer \ˌprē-ˈkan(t)-sər\

Medical Definition of PRECANCER

:  a precancerous lesion or condition <one precancer called actinic keratosis often disappears after a few weeks of…treatment—Elizabeth Morgan>

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