Carcinogenesis

noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

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cancerizationcancerization

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"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.

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