What does "preneoplastic" mean?

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.

Preneoplastic

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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. not-comparable
"suspected of being a preneoplastic process"

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Etymology

From pre- + neoplastic.

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