preneoplastic
Before the formation of a neoplasmBefore 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.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)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