English Explanatory Dictionary

BRCA

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Initialism of Brotherhood (of) Railway Carmen of America.
noun
  1. Any of a number of genes and proteins associated with breast cancer, especially BRCA1 and BRCA2.

Pronunciation

/ˌbrækə/

Word forms

BRCA BRCAs

Etymology

HGNC symbol, initialism of breast cancer.

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