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carcinogeneses
car·ci·no·gen·e·sis
/
ˌkɑr
sə
nəˈdʒɛn
ə
sɪs, -noʊ-
/
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[
kahr-s
uh
-n
uh
-
jen
-
uh
-sis, -noh-
]
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noun
Pathology
.
the development of a cancer.
Origin:
1925–30;
carcino-
+
-genesis
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carcinogenesis
(ˌkɑːsɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)
—
n
pathol
the development of cancerous cells from normal ones
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Medical Dictionary
carcinogenesis
car·ci·no·gen·e·sis (kär'sə-nə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The production of cancer.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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