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carcinogenesis

American  
[kahr-suh-nuh-jen-uh-sis, -noh-] / ˌkɑr sə nəˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, -noʊ- /

noun

Pathology.
  1. the development of a cancer.


carcinogenesis British  
/ ˌkɑːsɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

  1. pathol the development of cancerous cells from normal ones

"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

Etymology

Origin of carcinogenesis

First recorded in 1925–30; carcino- + -genesis


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"In this way, p53 is very effective in preventing carcinogenesis," explains Strebhardt.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024

These medications can have a profound impact on the gut microbiome, potentially tweaking it in ways that foster carcinogenesis.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2021

Further, survivors of childhood cancer are at an increased risk for secondary carcinogenesis and cardiac morbidity and mortality, even beyond 50 years of age.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2019

Elevated levels of polyamines have been associated with carcinogenesis, and inhibiting them has prevented the development of colon and other cancers in mice.

From Nature ● May 12, 2015

The chlorinated hydrocarbons are precisely the kind of agent that can bring about this kind of indirect carcinogenesis, because all of them are toxic in some degree to the liver.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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