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# How to pronounce "premalignant" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/pɹiˈməˈlɪɡnənt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **pre·ma·li·gnant**
- **Stress**: **GNANT** — say this syllable louder and longer

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Precancerous.

### Example Sentences
- "premalignant states that also increase with age what we found is that there we can identify mutations in blood cells in"
- "cancers and premalignant carcinomas in prostate, breast, kidney, thyroid, and other sites. Some of these studies were done on young"

### Common Phrases
- premalignant conditions
- premalignant neoplasm
- premalignant states
- premalignant cells

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (9 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "premalignant" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "so we know that leukemia and other hemologic malignancies increase in prevalence with age what we wondered is whether there are premalignant states that also increase with age what we found is that there we can identify mutations in blood cells in genes that are commonly mutated in humanological malignancies that increase with age we discovered an early state in the"
- **Watch at 0:10**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yoFXRM2tyk&t=10s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "cancers and premalignant carcinomas in prostate, breast, kidney, thyroid, and other sites. Some of these studies were done on young"
- **Watch at 4:36**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8jMZT0XTkA&t=276s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "hundreds of premalignant tumors in their bodies."
- **Watch at 4:53**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8jMZT0XTkA&t=293s)

### Example 4
*Accent: UK*
> "with uh premalignant conditions of the esophagus so I think we're very excited because we've developed a test that we"
- **Watch at 2:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGqBu4C2ASg&t=147s)

### Example 5
*Accent: UK*
> "malignancy or premalignant conditions in the esophagus and because of that because we can do that more simply because we can do it cheaply because we"
- **Watch at 4:03**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGqBu4C2ASg&t=243s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "of other causes reveal many covert malignant cancers and premalignant carcinomomas in prostate, breast, kidney, thyroid, and other"
- **Watch at 4:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa5X97OQLHs&t=248s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "stomach cancer an important finding is that the genetic diversity in a premalignant"
- **Watch at 5:30**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzXfIOWkwMg&t=330s)

### Example 8
*Accent: UK*
> "lack mcms you see them as red cells here but malignant or premalignant cells"
- **Watch at 1:16**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSFian6J4-w&t=76s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "cancerous. For example, skin moles. However, they can uh also be premalignant. A premalignant neoplasm doesn't invade"
- **Watch at 1:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa5X97OQLHs&t=65s)


## How to Pronounce "premalignant"

- **Syllables**: pre · ma · li · gnant
- **Stress**: GNANT — say this syllable louder and longer
- **IPA**: `/pɹiˈməˈlɪɡnənt/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed /GNANT/ in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “premalignant”?
“premalignant” is pronounced /pɹiˈməˈlɪɡnənt/ (pre · ma · li · gnant). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “premalignant”?
“premalignant” has 4 syllables: pre · ma · li · gnant.

### Where is the stress in “premalignant”?
The primary stress in “premalignant” is on “GNANT”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.

### What does “premalignant” mean?
Precancerous.

### How can I hear “premalignant” used in real sentences?
This page has 9 real-world video examples of “premalignant” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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