Definition of Oncogen

1. something which causes cancerous tumours [n -S]

Medical Definition of Oncogen

1. Synonym for carcinogen, an agent causing cancer. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oncogen

onchocercosis
oncidium
oncidiums
oncilla
onco
onco-
oncocyte
oncocytic
oncocytic hepatocellular tumour
oncocytoma
oncocytomas
oncofertility
oncofetal
oncofetal antigens
oncofetal marker
oncogen (current term)
oncogene
oncogene protein gp140(v-fms)
oncogene protein p21(ras)
oncogene protein p55(v-myc)
oncogene protein p65(gag-jun)
oncogene protein pp60(v-src)
oncogene proteins
oncogene proteins v-abl
oncogene proteins v-erba
oncogene proteins v-erbb
oncogene proteins v-fos
oncogene proteins v-mos
oncogenes
oncogeneses

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