oncogenesis etymology

English word oncogenesis comes from English -genesis (Origin. Production.), English onco- (Pertaining to tumors.)

Detailed word origin of oncogenesis

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-genesis English (eng) Origin. Production.
onco- English (eng) Pertaining to tumors.
oncogenesis English (eng) (medicine) The formation and development of tumors.

Words with the same origin as oncogenesis

Descendants of -genesis
aerogenesis amyloidogenesis androgenesis baryogenesis cacogenesis carcinomagenesis cementogenesis digenetic dysgenesis embryogenesis enteropathogenesis hadrogenesis hematogenesis hepatogenesis mitogenesis monogenesis nephrogenesis neurogenesis noegenesis organogenesis orthogenesis osteogenesis parthenogenesis retinogenesis virogenesis
Descendants of onco-
oncoapoptosis oncocyte oncofertility oncofetal oncogene oncogenic oncogenomic oncogenotype oncograph oncolytic oncometabolite oncometer oncomir oncomouse onconeural onconeuronal oncoplastic oncoprotein oncosis oncostatic oncosuppressor oncotarget oncotype proto-oncogene