What does oncogenic mean?
Oncogenic means Causing the formation of tumors..
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/ˌɒŋkoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ · adjective
Causing the formation of tumors..
oncogenic viruses
From the late 1960s research into oncogenic viruses was particularly advanced by David Baltimore (b. 1938) and Howard Tenin (1934–94), who simultaneously published a report of the discovery of an enzyme reverse transcriptase.
oncogenic osteomalacia
Use oncogenic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oncogenic means Causing the formation of tumors..
Common synonyms include oncogenous.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
oncogenic viruses
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