Associations to the word «Precancerous»

Wiktionary

PRECANCEROUS, adjective. (oncology) Of or pertaining to growth that is likely to develop into cancer.

Dictionary definition

PRECANCEROUS, adjective. Of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats