carcinogenesis
UK/,kɑ:sinəu'dʒenisis/US/,kɑ:sinәj'dʒenisis/
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Definitions
n.
The process by which normal cells turn into cancer cells.
致癌作用；癌变过程。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcarcino- (cancer, from Greek karkinos 'crab') + gen (producing) + -esis (process) = 'the producing of cancer.' Where carcinogen names the cause, carcinogenesis names the whole step-by-step process by which cancer comes into being.
Root carcin still carries 5 more wordsExample Sentences
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Smoking is a major driver of lung carcinogenesis.
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Researchers study how mutations trigger carcinogenesis.