See Also: precancerous(medicine)
precancerous lesion(medicine)
precancerous conditions(medicine)
Bowen's precancerous dermatosis(medicine)
precancerous melanosis of Dubreuilh(medicine)
border(1)(dictionary)
Border(finance)
border(2)(dictionary)
Border(medicine)
lateral border(medicine)

border 1, noun (oh) and precancerous (medicine)


border 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: bordure, from border 'to border', from bort 'border']
the official line that separates two countries, states, or areas, or the area close to this line
::the German-Polish border
border between
::The river lies on the border between the US and Mexico.
border with
::regular patrols along the border with France
::a market town on the border of England and Wales
::He fled across the border to freedom.
:: To cross the border , you will need a valid passport.
:: The two governments have settled their differences over their common border .
:: the border town of El Paso, Texas
::The coach took us south of the border to Tia Juana.
a band along or around the edge of something such as a picture or piece of material
::Writing paper with a black border
an area of soil where you plant flowers or bushes, along the edge of an area of grass
::a flower and shrub border
something that separates one situation, state etc from another
::new scientific discoveries that are stretching the borders of knowledge
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
on the border
across/over the border
cross the border
a common/shared border
border town
border region/area
border controls
border guard
border crossing
border dispute (=a disagreement about where the border should be)
north/south/east/west of the border

precancerous (medicine)


precancerous
<pathology> In a very early stage of cancer development and abnormal changes occur in tissue as a pre-determinant for possible future malignancy.