precancer

noun

pre·can·cer | \ ˌprē-ˈkan(t)-sər

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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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