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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D063646
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D063646
Preferred Name

Carcinogenesis

Definitions
The origin, production or development of cancer through genotypic and phenotypic changes which upset the normal balance between cell proliferation and cell death. Carcinogenesis generally requires a constellation of steps, which may occur quickly or over a period of many years.
Synonyms
Tumorigeneses
Oncogenesis
Oncogeneses
Carcinogeneses
Tumorigenesis
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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