preneoplastic

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adjective

Before the formation of a neoplasm (tumor); meant usually with a notion of a suspected or putative chain of causation, as opposed to random chance alone.

“suspected of being a preneoplastic process”

OriginEnglish neoplastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivepreneoplastic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the formation of a neoplasm (tumor); meant usually with a notion of a suspected or putative chain of causation, as opposed to random chance alone.

    suspected of being a preneoplastic process

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  10. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  11. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  12. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  13. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  14. Englishneo-
  15. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  16. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  17. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  18. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  19. Latinplasticus
  20. Englishplastic
  21. Englishneoplastic
  22. Englishpreneoplastic

From pre- + neoplastic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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