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car⋅ci⋅no⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [kahr-suh-nuh-jen-uh-sis, -noh-]
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–noun Pathology.
the development of a cancer.
Origin:
1925–30; carcino- + -genesis
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car·cin·o·gen   (kär-sĭn'ə-jən, kär'sə-nə-jěn')   
n.  A cancer-causing substance or agent.
car'ci·no·gen'e·sis (kär'sə-nə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs) n., car'cin·o·gen'ic (-jěn'ĭk) adj., car'ci·no·ge·nic'i·ty (-jə-nĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Main Entry: car·ci·no·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: "kärs-&n-O-'jen-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural car·ci·no·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/
: the production of cancer
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carcinogenesis car·ci·no·gen·e·sis (kär'sə-nə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The production of cancer.

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