carcinogenesis
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Related to carcinogenesis: chemical carcinogenesis
car·cin·o·gen
(kär-sĭn′ə-jən, kär′sə-nə-jĕn′)n.
A cancer-causing substance or agent.
car′ci·no·gen′e·sis (kär′sə-nə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs) n.
car′cin·o·gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj.
car′ci·no·ge·nic′i·ty (-jə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n.
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carcinogenesis
(ˌkɑːsɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)n
(Pathology) pathol the development of cancerous cells from normal ones
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car•ci•no•gen•e•sis
(ˌkɑr sə nəˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, -noʊ-)n.
the development of a cancer.
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Translations
car·ci·no·gen·e·sis
n. carcinogénesis, origen del cáncer.
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