Neoplastic Process
viral carcinogenesis
vi·ral car·cin·o·gen·e·sis
Definitions related to viral carcinogenesis:
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Process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells by means of a virus.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Studies of the role of viruses as factors or cofactors in the etiology of human and animal cancer.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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