precancerous

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   of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated

Questions about precancerous

What does precancerous mean?

precancerous means "of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated".

How many syllables are in precancerous?

precancerous has 4 syllables: pre-can-ce-rous. The stress falls on "can". In IPA it is /pɹiˈkænsɚəs/.

Is precancerous a common word?

precancerous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with precancerous?

1 word rhymes with precancerous. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.