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tumorigenesis

[ too-mer-i-jen-uh-sis, tyoo- ]
/ ˌtu mər ɪˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌtyu- /

noun

the production or development of tumors.

Nearby words

  1. tumor stage,
  2. tumor suppressor gene,
  3. tumor virus,
  4. tumor-specific transplantation antigen,
  5. tumoricidal,
  6. tumorigenic,
  7. tumour,
  8. tump,
  9. tumpline,
  10. 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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