can·cer·i·za·tion \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_rə̇ˈzāshən, -ˌrīˈz-\noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cancer + -ize + -ation : transformation into cancer or from a normal to a cancerous state < cancerization of a wart > < epithelial cancerization >