Examples of premalignant in a Sentence
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Enter Email Sign Up Overall, colorectal cancer is on the decline, largely because more people over 50 are being screened by colonoscopy, which can prevent cancer by detecting and removing premalignant polyps.
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Teddy Amenabar, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
Teddy Amenabar, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above
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“Premalignant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premalignant. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.
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Medical Definition
premalignant
adjective
pre·ma·lig·nant
ˌprē-mə-ˈlig-nənt 
: tending to become malignant : precancerous
a premalignant condition
One advantage to colonoscopy is that possible cancerous lesions can be biopsied, and premalignant polyps can be removed during the same procedure.—Jane E. Brody, The New York Times
Jane E. Brody, The New York TimesA skin condition called actinic keratosis is often a premalignant precursor of squamous cell carcinoma …—Simeon Margolis et al., The Johns Hopkins White Papers
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