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—tumorigenicity /tooh'meuhr i jeuh nis"i tee, tyooh'-/, n./tooh'meuhr i jen"ik, tyooh'-/, adj.(of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors.[1940-45; TUMOR + -I- + -GENIC]
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tumorigenic — adjective Date: 1941 producing or tending to produce tumors; also carcinogenic • tumorigenesis noun • tumorigenicity noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
tumorigenic — Capable of causing tumours. Can refer either to a carcinogenic substance or agent such as radiation that affects cells, or to transformed cells themselves … Dictionary of molecular biology
tumorigenic — adjective That can cause tumors … Wiktionary
tumorigenic — Causing or producing tumors. * * * tu·mor·i·gen·ic jen ik adj producing or tending to produce tumors also CARCINOGENIC tu·mor·i·ge·nic·i·ty jə nis ət ē n, pl ties * * * tu·mor·i·gen·ic (too″mər ĭ jenґik) giving rise to either… … Medical dictionary
tumorigenic — producing tumours Causation and Formation … Phrontistery dictionary
tumorigenic — adj. (Medicine) capable of causing tumors, causing tumors (used esp. to describe cells or carcinogens) … English contemporary dictionary
tumorigenic — [ˌtju:mərɪ dʒɛnɪk] adjective tending to form tumours. Derivatives tumorigenicity noun … English new terms dictionary
tumorigenic — tu·mor·i·gen·ic … English syllables
tumorigenic — tu•mor•i•gen•ic [[t]ˌtu mər ɪˈdʒɛn ɪk, ˌtyu [/t]] adj. pha pat (of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors • Etymology: 1940–45 tu mor•i•ge•nic′i•ty dʒəˈnɪs ɪ ti n … From formal English to slang
tumorigenic — … Useful english dictionary
