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HIGH-GRADE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does high-grade mean?
• HIGH-GRADE (adjective)
The adjective HIGH-GRADE has 1 sense:
1. surpassing in quality
Familiarity information: HIGH-GRADE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surpassing in quality
Synonyms:
high-grade; top-grade; top-quality
Context example:
top-grade ore
Similar:
best ((superlative of 'good') having the most positive qualities)
Context examples
An aggressive, high-grade and poorly differentiated carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the esophagus.
(Esophageal Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An aggressive, high-grade and poorly differentiated carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the extrahepatic bile ducts.
(Extrahepatic Bile Duct Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A high-grade malignant bone tumor arising from the remnants of the notochord.
(Dedifferentiated Chordoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An aggressive, high-grade, and poorly differentiated carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the colon.
(Colon Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Gene expression profiling that classifies uveal melanomas into a high-grade group.
(Class 2 Uveal Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An aggressive, high-grade and poorly differentiated carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the gallbladder.
(Gallbladder Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An aggressive, high-grade and poorly differentiated carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the stomach.
(Gastric Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of high-grade histologic features.
(High Grade Paranasal Sinus Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An aggressive, high-grade and poorly differentiated carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the pancreas.
(Pancreatic Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
High-grade cancers usually have a worse prognosis than low-grade cancers and may need treatment right away or treatment that is more aggressive (intensive).
(High grade, NCI Dictionary)
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