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noncancer en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + cancer.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Not of or pertaining to cancer.
   • By 2002, prescriptions of OxyContin for noncancer pain increased nearly ten times, with total sales reaching over $3 billion. 2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, pages 182–183:

noncancer en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + cancer.

Meanings

1. A medical condition other than cancer.

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