Definition of Cocarcinogen
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Cocarcinogen
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A substance that works symbiotically with a carcinogen in the production of cancer. A helper in the role of a carcinogen.
A substances that, though not carcinogenic in its own right, potentiates the activity of a carcinogen. They differ from tumour promotors in requiring to be present concurrently with the carcinogen.
(21 Jun 2000)
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