the development of cancerous cells from normal ones
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car•ci•no•gen•e•sis
(kär′sə nə jen′ə sis, -nō-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
- Pathologythe development of a cancer.
- carcino- + -genesis 1925–30
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