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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.
[1925–30]
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Translations

car·ci·no·gen·e·sis

n. carcinogénesis, origen del cáncer.
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We conducted a case-control study to investigate the effect of diet on laryngeal carcinogenesis. Our study population was made up of 140participants--70patients with laryngeal cancer (LC) and 70controls with a non-neoplastic condition that was unrelated to diet, smoking, or alcohol.
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