"carcinogenesis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carcinogeneses [plural]
Etymology: carcino- + -genesis Etymology templates: {{confix|en|carcino|genesis}} carcino- + -genesis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|carcinogeneses}} carcinogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural carcinogeneses)
  1. (oncology) The creation of cancer cells. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Oncology Derived forms: adenocarcinogenesis, anticarcinogenesis, cholangiocarcinogenesis, cocarcinogenesis, hepatocarcinogenesis, nephrocarcinogenesis, neurocarcinogenesis, photocarcinogenesis, teratocarcinogenesis Related terms: carcinogen, carcinogenetic Translations (the creation of cancer cells): καρκινογένεση (karkinogénesi) [feminine] (Greek), karcinogenezis (Hungarian), carcanaigineas [masculine] (Irish), 発癌 (hatsugan) (alt: はつがん) (Japanese), karcynogeneza (Polish), kancerogeneza (Polish), karcinogeneza [feminine] (Polish), carcinogeneză [feminine] (Romanian), cancerogeneză [feminine] (Romanian)

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