oncogenicityn.
/ˌɒŋkə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪsᵻti/, U.S. /ˈˌɑnkoʊdʒəˈnɪsᵻdi/, /ˈˌɑŋkoʊdʒəˈnɪsᵻdi/ Biology.
The property of being oncogenic; the degree to which something is oncogenic.
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organ specificity1911
oncogenicity1944
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > growth or excrescence > [noun] > tumour > production of > property of producing
oncogenicity1944
tumorigenicity1967
1944 Jrnl. Exper. Med. 80 119 Manifestly the real criterion is the time required to render the first cell neoplastic; for oncogenicity properly speaking is contained in that act.
1967 Cancer Res. 27 929/2 No distinction can now be made between the oncogenicities of the 7-N-oxide derivatives of guanine and xanthine.
1971 Nature 5 Feb. 416/2 The data indicate a link between oncogenicity of a compound and its capacity to provoke DNA repair synthesis.
1991 Issues in Sci. & Technol. Summer 17/3 I support his recommendation for further research on the effects of high-dose testing for oncogenicity in animals.
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