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(pree-KAN-seh-rus PAH-lips)
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| Growths that protrude from a mucous membrane. Precancerous polyps may (or are likely to) become cancer. |
Previous Definitions: | Pravachol, pravastatin, precancerous, precancerous dermatitis, precancerous dermatosis | Next Definitions: | preclinical study, precursor B-lymphoblastic leukemia, precursor lymphoblastic lymphoma, precursor T-lymphoblastic leukemia, precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma |
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