Any agent that (directly or indirectly) causes cancer or induces malignant transformation of cells. Cf. oncogen, n.
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释义 | the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [noun] > cancer > substance producing (3) carcinogen1853 Any agent that (directly or indirectly) causes cancer or induces malignant transformation of cells. Cf. oncogen, n. co-carcinogen1938 A substance that increases the carcinogenic effect of some other substance but which is not itself carcinogenic. procarcinogen1963 A substance that is not directly carcinogenic but can be converted into a carcinogen by metabolic processes in the body. |
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