carcinogenesis en · NOUN
Etymology
From carcino- + -genesis.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The creation of cancer cells.
Whether they are involved in carcinogenesis by induction of a heritable lesion would depend, I believe, on their ability either to mispair or to misrepair.
1982, Yutaka Kawazoe, “Molecular Mechanism of Chemical Modification of Cellular Nucleic Acid Bases by 4-Hydroxyaminoquinoline 1-oxide”, in Carcinogenic and Mutagenic N-substituted Aryl Compounds, page 185:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carcinogeneses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nephrocarcinogenesis · adenocarcinogenesis · teratocarcinogenesis · anticarcinogenesis · photocarcinogenesis · cholangiocarcinogenesis · hepatocarcinogenesis · neurocarcinogenesis · cocarcinogenesis
Relateds
Translations (9)
ja 発癌 (the creation of cancer cells) · pl kancerogeneza (the creation of cancer cells) · ro cancerogeneză (the creation of cancer cells) · ga carcanaigineas (the creation of cancer cells) · pl karcinogeneza (the creation of cancer cells) · pl karcynogeneza (the creation of cancer cells) · ro carcinogeneză (the creation of cancer cells) · el καρκινογένεση (the creation of cancer cells) · hu karcinogenezis (the creation of cancer cells)