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oncogenic

British  
/ ˌɒŋkəʊˈdʒɛnɪk, ɒŋˈkɒdʒənəs /

adjective

  1. causing the formation of a tumour

    an oncogenic virus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • oncogenesis noun

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The mice were exposed to different stress conditions that mimic aging, such as inflammation, replication stress, and oncogenic stress.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

In prostate cancer, the glucocorticoid receptor can replace the activity of the androgen receptor, which is main oncogenic factor in this cancer, when its activity is inhibited by drug therapy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

Some animal-infecting viruses, including the hepatitis C virus discussed above, are known as oncogenic viruses: They have the ability to cause cancer.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

KBTBD4 insertions were highly specific for discrete patient subtypes that were devoid of other obvious oncogenic driver events, suggesting that these mutations are functional.

From Nature • Jul. 18, 2017

Figure 5: Alterations in targetable oncogenic pathways in lung SQCCs.

From Nature • Sep. 26, 2012