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tumorigenesis

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

noun

the production or development of tumors.

Origin of tumorigenesis

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

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tumorigenesis in Medicine

tumorigenesis

[tōō′mər-ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs]

n.

Formation or production of tumors.

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