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tumorigenesis

noun

  1. process of formation of cancer
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English tumor Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English tumorigenesis From tumor + -i- + -genesis.

  1. Production of a new tumor or tumors.
  2. The process involved in the production of a new tumor or tumors.