Meanings
nouncarcinogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural carcinogeneses)
plural carcinogeneses
- countableuncountablemedicineThe creation of cancer cells.
Whether they are involved in carcinogenesis by induction of a heritable lesion would depend, I believe, on their ability either to mispair or to misrepair.
1982, Yutaka Kawazoe, “Molecular Mechanism of Chemical Modification of Cellular Nucleic Acid Bases by 4-Hydroxyaminoquinoline 1-oxide”, in Carcinogenic and Mutagenic N-substituted Aryl Compounds, page 185
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Translations
Greek καρκινογένεση
- καρκινογένεση (karkinogénesi)the creation of cancer cells
Hungarian karcinogenezis
- karcinogenezisthe creation of cancer cells
Irish carcanaigineas
- carcanaigineasthe creation of cancer cells
Japanese 発癌
- 発癌 (hatsugan)the creation of cancer cells
Polish karcynogeneza, kancerogeneza
- karcynogenezathe creation of cancer cells
- kancerogenezathe creation of cancer cells
- karcinogenezathe creation of cancer cells
Romanian carcinogeneză, cancerogeneză
- carcinogenezăthe creation of cancer cells
- cancerogenezăthe creation of cancer cells
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carcinogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carcinogenesis
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“carcinogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carcinogenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carcinogenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carcinogenesis.
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