tumorigenic
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Causing abnormal lumps to grow in body tissue
- adjective
- /ˌtjuːmərɪˈdʒɛnɪk/
- Specialized
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tumorogénico
- Some viruses are known to be tumorigenic and can lead to cancer in infected individuals.
Examples
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They ordered its conclusion changed from "slightly tumorigenic" to "does not appear to be carcinogenic."
Blog text (30) -
They are tumorigenic and are resistant to neo-adjuvant therapy.
Academic text (2007) -
CSCs are therefore tumorigenic (tumor-forming) in contrast to other non-tumorigenic cancer cells.
Academic text (2016) -
The new treatment proved to have tumorigenic effects on the test subjects.
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Researchers have identified several tumorigenic factors that contribute to cancer development.
Synonyms
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6.5
Able to cause cancer in people or animals
refers more broadly to producing any tumors, not only cancerous ones
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Likely to cause cancer or make tumors grow
focuses on directly producing tumors rather than promoting their development
How Tumorigenic
carcinogenic
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6.5
- Specialized
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6.5
tumorigenic
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8.1
- Specialized
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8.1
Surface Forms
tumorigenic positive
Morphology
Etymology
Tumorigenic comes from tumor, which means 'swelling', and the ending -genic, which means 'to produce' and is the same idea in generate. So, tumorigenic means 'able to produce' tumors or cause growths in the body.