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oncogenic

adjective
on路​co路​gen路​ic | \ 藢盲艐-k艒-藞je-nik How to pronounce oncogenic (audio) \

Definition of oncogenic

1 : relating to tumor formation
2 : tending to cause tumors
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Other Words from oncogenic

oncogenicity \ 藢盲艐-​k艒-​j蓹-​藞ni-​s蓹-​t膿 How to pronounce oncogenicity (audio) \ noun

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 The pair鈥檚 work opened up entirely new avenues of research, including the search for oncogenic viruses in humans. — Leila Mcneill, Smithsonian, "The Woman Who Revealed the Missing Link Between Viruses and Cancer," 17 June 2019

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First Known Use of oncogenic

1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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oncogenic

adjective
on路​co路​gen路​ic | \ -藞jen-ik How to pronounce oncogenic (audio) \
variants: also oncogenous \ 盲艐-​藞k盲j-​蓹-​n蓹s How to pronounce oncogenous (audio) \

Medical Definition of oncogenic

1 : relating to tumor formation
2 : tending to cause tumors an oncogenic virus oncogenic tars

Other Words from oncogenic

oncogenically \ -​i-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce oncogenically (audio) \ adverb
oncogenicity \ -​j蓹-​藞nis-​蓹t-​膿 How to pronounce oncogenicity (audio) \ noun

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