pretumor

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adjective

Before (development of) a tumor.

OriginEnglish tumor ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepretumor (not comparable)

alternative pre-tumor · alternative pre-tumour · alternative pretumour

  1. not comparableBefore (development of) a tumor.

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. Englishtumor
  10. Englishpretumor

From pre- + tumor.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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