cancerized

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adjective

Modified by a cancer

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Meanings

adjectivecancerized (not comparable)
  1. not comparableModified by a cancer
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    In experimental carcinogenesis model of oral cancer, when chemical cancerization solution is spread over the mucosa of hamster cheek pouch (one of the most widely accepted animal model of oral cancer), the first change observed is marked desmoplasia or fibrosis underlying the cancerized epithelium, even before the abnormal morphologic epithelial lesions occur.

    2015 October 15, “Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF-2) and Its Receptors FGFR-2 and FGFR-3 May Be Putative Biomarkers of Malignant Transformation of Potentially Malignant Oral Lesions into Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From cancer + -ize + -ed.

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APA

cancerized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancerized

MLA

“cancerized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancerized. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cancerized,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancerized.

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