Neoplastic Process
carcinogenesis Audio
car·cin·o·gen·e·sis [ kahr-suh-nuh-jen-uh-sis, -noh- ]
Subclass of:
Neoplastic Processes
Definitions related to carcinogenesis:
  • A pathological process in which normal cells are transformed into malignant cancer cells within a primary tumor.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The origin, production or development of cancer through genotypic and phenotypic changes which upset the normal balance between cell proliferation and cell death. Carcinogenesis generally requires a constellation of steps, which may occur quickly or over a period of many years.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The process by which a normal cell becomes cancerous.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • The process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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