Medical term:
carcinogenesis
carcinogenesis
[kahr″sĭ-no-jen´ĕ-sis]production of cancer.
Multistep model of carcinogenesis. The stepwise genetic alterations that lead to colorectal cancer. From Aspinall and Taylor-Robinson, 2001.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
car·ci·no·gen·e·sis
(kar'si-nō-jen'ĕ-sis),The origin or production, or development of cancer, including carcinomas and other malignant neoplasms.
[carcino- + G. genesis, generation]
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carcinogenesis
Transformation, tumourigenesis Oncology A series of genotypic and phenotypic changes that result in a cell being identified as malignant by virtue of its metastatic potential. See Cancerization, Chemical carcinogenesis, Inducer, One-hit/two-hit model, Proto-oncogenes, Tumor promoter, Tumor suppressor.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
car·ci·no·gen·e·sis
(kahr'si-nō-jen'ĕ-sis)The origin, production, or development of cancer, including carcinomas and other malignant neoplasms.
[carcino- + G. genesis, generation]
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carcinogenesis
The causation of cancer, whether CARCINOMA or SARCOMA.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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