oncogenic etymology

English word oncogenic comes from English -genic, English onco- (Pertaining to tumors.)

Detailed word origin of oncogenic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-genic English (eng) Produced or generated by something. Producing or generating something. Suitable to be produced, or reproduced.
onco- English (eng) Pertaining to tumors.
oncogenic English (eng) Causing the formation of tumors. [from 20th c.].

Words with the same origin as oncogenic

Descendants of -genic
Eurogenic acidogenic agnogenic arrhythmogenicity biogenic carcinogenic cardiogenic cariogenic cladogenic cryogenic endogenic lysogenicity mediagenicity monogenic myceliogenic neurogenic osteogenic pathogenic petrogenic photogenicity psychogenic tenogenic toxicogenic transgenic tremorogenic
Descendants of onco-
oncoapoptosis oncocyte oncofertility oncofetal oncogene oncogenesis oncogenomic oncogenotype oncograph oncolytic oncometabolite oncometer oncomir oncomouse onconeural onconeuronal oncoplastic oncoprotein oncosis oncostatic oncosuppressor oncotarget oncotype proto-oncogene