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carcinogenesis

car·ci·no·gen·e·sis
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kahr-suh-nuh-jen-uh-sis, -noh-]
    • /ˌkɑr sə nəˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, -noʊ-/
    • /ˌkɑː.sɪn.əˈdʒen.ə.sɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-suh-nuh-jen-uh-sis, -noh-]
    • /ˌkɑr sə nəˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, -noʊ-/

Definitions of carcinogenesis word

  • noun carcinogenesis the development of cancerous cells from normal ones 3
  • noun carcinogenesis the development of a cancer. 1
  • noun carcinogenesis The initiation of cancer formation. 1
  • noun carcinogenesis (oncology) The creation of cancer cells. 0
See all 4 definitions of carcinogenesis

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Origin of carcinogenesis

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; carcino- + -genesis

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Parts of speech for Carcinogenesis

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Carcinogenesis

carcinogenesis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

carcinogenesis usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with carcinogenesis

  • what is carcinogenesis?
  • what is the process of carcinogenesis?

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