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oncogenesis
[ong″ko-jen″ĕ-sis]the production or causation of tumors; called also tumorigenesis. adj., adj oncogenet´ic.
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on·co·gen·e·sis
(ong'kō-jen'ĕ-sis),Origin and growth of a neoplasm.
[onco- + G. genesis, production]
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oncogenesis
(ŏn′kō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs, ŏng′-)n.
The formation and development of tumors.
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on·co·gen·e·sis
(on'kō-jen'ĕ-sis)Origin and growth of a neoplasm.
[onco- + G. genesis, production]
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oncogenesis
The process of the origination of a tumour.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
oncogenesis
the induction of cancer, sometimes by an ONCOGENE.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005