Carcinogenesis

/ˌkɑrsɪnəˈdʒɛnəsɪs/ noun

Definition

The biological process by which normal cells transform into cancer cells through genetic mutations and cellular changes.

Etymology

From Greek 'karkinos' (crab/cancer) and 'genesis' (origin). Developed as a medical term in the early 1900s when scientists realized cancer wasn't a single disease but a multi-step transformation process.

Kelly Says

Carcinogenesis is usually a slow, multi-hit process—a cell needs several different mutations to become truly cancerous, which is why cancer typically takes years to develop and why older people get it more often.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የካርሲኖ Genuss
ye-kar-si-no-gen-us
ARالعربية
تكوين السرطان
taqwin al-sar-tan
BNবাংলা
ক্যান্সার জন্ম
kan-sar-jonm
CACatalà
carcinogenesi
kar-si-no-ge-ne-si
CSČeština
karcinogenese
kar-si-no-ge-ze
DADansk
carcinogenese
kar-si-no-ge-se
DEDeutsch
Karzinogenese
kar-zi-no-ge-zeh
ELΕλληνικά
καρκινogένεση
kar-ki-no-ge-ne-si
ESEspañol
carcinogénesis
kar-sin-o-heh-ne-sis
FAفارسی
کarsinogenesis
kar-sin-o-je-ne-sis
FISuomi
syöpäsyntyvyys
syo-pa-syn-ty-vyys
FRFrançais
carcinogénèse
kar-sin-o-je-nez
GUGU
કાર્સિનોજેનેસિસ
kar-si-no-je-ne-sis
HAHA
karsinogenesis
kar-si-no-je-ne-sis
HEעברית
גנזוגנזה
gan-zo-gen-za
HIहिन्दी
कार्सिनोजेनिस
kar-sin-o-jen-is
HUMagyar
karcinogenezis
kar-ci-no-ge-ne-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
karsinogenesis
kar-sin-o-jen-e-sis
IGIG
karsinogenesis
kar-si-no-je-ne-sis
ITItaliano
carcinogenesi
kar-si-no-ge-ne-si
JA日本語
発がん化
hat-gan-ka
KKKK
карсиногенез
kar-si-no-gen-ez
KMKM
ការកើតមានការកើត
kar-kar-khet-ma-an-kar-khet
KO한국어
발암
bal-am
MRMR
कार्सिनोजेनेसिस
kar-si-no-je-ne-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
karsinogenesis
kar-si-no-je-ne-sis
MYမြန်မာ
ကကာစီနိုဂျီနီစ
ka-ka-si-no-je-ne-si
NLNederlands
carcinogenese
kar-si-no-ge-ze
NONorsk
karcinogenese
kar-si-no-ge-se
PAPA
ਕਾਰਸਿਨੋજੈਨੇਸਿਸ
kar-si-no-je-ne-sis
PLPolski
karcinogenez
kar-si-no-gen-ez
PTPortuguês
carcinogenese
kar-si-no-jen-eh-ze
RORomână
carcinogeneză
kar-si-no-ge-ne-za
RUРусский
канцерогенез
kan-tse-ro-gen-ez
SVSvenska
cancerogenes
kan-ser-o-ge-nes
SWKiswahili
karsinogenesis
kar-si-no-je-ne-sis
TAதமிழ்
கர்சினோஜெனெசிஸ்
kar-si-no-je-ne-sis
TEతెలుగు
కార్సిన్యోజెనెసిస్
kar-sin-yo-je-ne-sis
THไทย
การเกิดมะเร็ง
gan-khet-ma-raeng
TLTL
karsinogenesis
kar-si-no-je-ne-sis
TRTürkçe
kanserogenez
kan-ser-o-jen-ez
UKУкраїнська
канцерогенез
kan-tse-ro-gen-ez
URاردو
کارسینیوجینیسیس
kar-si-ni-yo-je-ne-sis
VITiếng Việt
sinh ung thư
sinh ung thu
YOYO
karsinogenesis
kar-si-no-je-ne-sis
ZH中文
致癌作用
zhi-ai-zuò-yong
ZUZU
karsinogenesis
kar-si-no-je-ne-sis

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