subclassify

American

[suhb-klas-uh-fahy] / sʌbˈklæs əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

subclassified, subclassifying

to arrange in subclasses.

Other Word Forms

subclassification noun

Etymology

Origin of subclassify

First recorded in 1905–10; sub- + classify

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Through comprehensive molecular and integrative profiling, we identified novel genomic and proteomic characteristics that subclassify cervical cancers.

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