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oncogenic

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on·co·gen·ic  (nk-jnk, ng-)
adj.
Tending to cause or give rise to tumors: an oncogenic virus.
[Greek onkos, mass, tumor; see oncology + -genic.]
onco·ge·nici·ty (-j-ns-t) n.
oncogenic [ˌɒŋkəʊˈdʒɛnɪk], oncogenous [ɒŋˈkɒdʒənəs]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) causing the formation of a tumour an oncogenic virus
oncogenesis  n
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