Carcinogenesis
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The creation of cancer cells. countable, uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From carcino- + -genesis.