carcinogenesis

[ kahr-suh-nuh-jen-uh-sis, -noh- ]
/ ˌkɑr sə nəˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, -noʊ- /

noun Pathology.

the development of a cancer.

Origin of carcinogenesis

First recorded in 1925–30; carcino- + -genesis

British Dictionary definitions for carcinogenesis

carcinogenesis
/ (ˌkɑːsɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

pathol the development of cancerous cells from normal ones

Medical definitions for carcinogenesis

carcinogenesis
[ kär′sə-nə-jĕnĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The production of cancer.