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Growth vs Precancerous - What's the difference?

growth | precancerous |

As a noun growth

is an increase in size, number, value, or strength.

As an adjective precancerous is

(oncology) of or pertaining to growth that is likely to develop into cancer.

growth

English

(wikipedia growth)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
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  • (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
  • (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
  • (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

    • Synonyms

    * (increase in size) enlargement, expansion, increase, increment * (act of growing) development, maturation * (something that grows or has grown) vegetation * outgrowth, cancer, mass

    Antonyms

    * (increase in size) contraction, decrease, decrement, reduction * (act of growing) nondevelopment

    Derived terms

    * growth spurt * growth stock * overgrowth * undergrowth

    Hyponyms

    * tumor

    precancerous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pre-cancerous

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (oncology) Of or pertaining to growth that is likely to develop into cancer.

    • Synonyms

    * premalignant