carcinogen (redirected from Cancerogenic)

carcinogen /car·cin·o·gen/ (kahr-sin´ah-jen) any substance which causes cancer.carcinogen´ic

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epigenetic carcinogen  one that does not itself damage DNA but causes alterations that predispose to cancer.

genotoxic carcinogen  one that reacts directly with DNA or with macromolecules that then react with DNA.

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car·cin·o·gen (kär-sn-jn, kärs-n-jn)

n.

A cancer-causing substance or agent.

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carcin·o·genic (kärs-n-jnk) adj.

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Carcinogen

A substance that is known to cause cancer.

Mentioned in: Eye Cancer

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carcinogen

[kärsin′əjin]

Etymology: Gk, karkinos + genein, to produce

a substance or agent that causes the development or increases the incidence of cancer. carcinogenic, adj.

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carcinogen [kahr-sin´o-jen]

a substance that causes cancer. The Environmental Protection Agency of the U.S. Government has three descriptors for classifying human carcinogenic potential: “known/likely,” “cannot be determined,” and “not likely.”

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carcinogen (kär·sinˑ··jin),

n any agent found to be cancer-causing.

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carcinogen (kärsin´jen),

n a substance or agent that causes the development or increases the incidence of cancer.

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carcinogen

a substance that causes cancer.

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carcinogen

Oncology Any physical or chemical agent or substance which, when administered by an appropriate route, ↑ incidence of tumors when compared to unexposed control population. See Cocarcinogen, Complete carcinogen, Natural carcinogen, Proximal carcinogen.