tumor initiation

Synonyms:
  • initiation
German: Tumorinitiation
Japanese: 腫瘍イニシェーション

Oncology. The first stage of tumor development (carcinogenesis), in which normal cells are altered by a carcinogen so that they are likely to form a tumor upon subsequent exposure to a tumor promoter that is not necessarily carcinogen.

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