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cancerogenesis

cancerogenesis noun: the formation of a cancer (by the uncontrolled multiplication of cells).

Noun

cancerogenesis (usually uncountable, plural cancerogeneses)

  1. (usually) The formation of a cancer (by the uncontrolled multiplication of cells).

Forms of cancerogenesis

pluralcancerogeneses

Origin of cancerogenesis

From cancer + -o- + -genesis.

Questions about cancerogenesis

What does cancerogenesis mean?
Cancerogenesis means the formation of a cancer (by the uncontrolled multiplication of cells).
What part of speech is cancerogenesis?
Cancerogenesis is a noun.
What is the plural of cancerogenesis?
The plural of cancerogenesis is cancerogeneses.

Words near cancerogenesis in the dictionary

  1. cancerized
  2. cancerless
  3. cancerlike
  4. cancerocidal
  5. cancerogen
  6. cancerogenesis
  7. cancerogenic
  8. cancerogenous
  9. cancerogens
  10. cancerological
  11. cancerologies

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