tumorigenesis

[ too-mer-i-jen-uh-sis, tyoo- ]

/ ˌtu mər ɪˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌtyu- /

noun

the production or development of tumors.

Nearby words

tumor stage, tumor suppressor gene, tumor virus, tumor-specific transplantation antigen, tumoricidal, tumorigenesis, tumorigenic, tumour, tump, tumpline, tumular

Origin of tumorigenesis

First recorded in 1945–50; tumor + -i- + -genesis

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Medicine definitions for tumorigenesis

tumorigenesis

[ tōō′mər-ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

Formation or production of tumors.

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