oncogenesisn.
/ˌɒŋkə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˌɔnkoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/, /ˌɔŋkoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/, /ˌɑnkoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/, /ˌɑŋkoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ Biology.
The formation or production of a tumour or tumours, whether benign or malignant.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > formation of substances, etc. > [noun]
elaboration1578
excretion1605
secrement1664
laboration1830
albuminization1843
vacuolation1858
vacuolization1882
glycogenesis1886
clumping1896
chemosynthesis1900
lysogenesis1901
melanogenesis1909
biosynthesis1918
lymphopoiesis1918
biogenesis1922
oncogenesis1932
induction1947
steroidogenesis1951
MAO1965
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > growth or excrescence > [noun] > tumour > production of
oncogenesis1932
tumorigenesis1948
1932 W. A. N. Dorland & E. C. L. Miller Med. Dict. (ed. 16) 891/1 Oncogenesis, tumor formation.
1944 Jrnl. Exper. Med. 80 122 In these cases [of rapid growth of papillomas and carcinomatoids] actual oncogenesis must have been exceedingly swift, not the drawn out process it is generally held to be.
1961 Proc. 4th Nat. Cancer Conf. (U.S.) 41 (heading) Hormones and experimental oncogenesis; mammary and mammotropic tumors.
1986 M. Kogut tr. H. G. Schlegel Gen. Microbiol. iv. 149 There is at present no general oncogenesis theory that includes all types of malignancy.
2000 New Scientist 29 July 105/2 (advt.) We are looking for research scientists with a strong background in..developmental biology, oncogenesis and virology.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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