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cocarcinogen
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cocarcinogen /co·car·cin·o·gen/ (ko″kahr-sin´o-jen) promoter (3).
co·car·cin·o·gen (kkär-sn-jn, k-kärs-n-jn)
n.
A substance that works in combination with a carcinogen in the production of cancer.
cocarcinogen
[kōkär′sənəjən]
Etymology: L, cum, together with; Gk, karkinos, crab, genein, to produce
an agent that alone does not transform a normal cell into a cancerous state but in concert with another agent can effect the transformation.
cocarcinogen
an agent that increases the effect of a carcinogen by direct concurrent local effect on the tissue.


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