different between carcinoid vs carcinogen

carcinoid

English

Etymology

carcino- +? -oid

Noun

carcinoid (plural carcinoids)

  1. (medicine) A form of slow-growing tumour originating in the neuroendocrine system.

Translations

Further reading

  • carcinoid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

carcinoid From the web:

  • what carcinoid syndrome
  • what carcinoid cancer
  • carcinoid what to avoid
  • what is carcinoid crisis
  • what is carcinoid heart disease
  • what do carcinoid tumors secrete
  • what is carcinoid syndrome diarrhea
  • what is carcinoid tumor of lung


carcinogen

English

Etymology

From carcino- +? -gen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k???s?n?d??n/

Noun

carcinogen (plural carcinogens)

  1. A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
    • 1995, Barbra Wiener, Executive Director Women's Cancer Resource Center Minneapolis, "Letter: Focus Cancer Research on Prevention," New York Times, 26 Oct. (retrieved 19 Oct. 2009):
      We know there are substances in our environment that are proven carcinogens—ionizing radiation, electromagnetic fields, organochlorines, pesticides and herbicides.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • carcinoid
  • carcinology
  • carcinoma

Translations

Further reading

  • carcinogen at OneLook Dictionary Search

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

carcinogen (comparative carcinogener, superlative am carcinogensten)

  1. Alternative spelling of karzinogen

Declension


Romanian

Etymology

From French carcinogène

Adjective

carcinogen m or n (feminine singular carcinogen?, masculine plural carcinogeni, feminine and neuter plural carcinogene)

  1. carcinogenic

Declension

carcinogen From the web:

  • what carcinogens
  • what carcinogens are in cigarettes
  • what carcinogen promotes colon cancer
  • what carcinogens cause cancer
  • what carcinogen causes colon cancer
  • what carcinogen causes the most cancer
  • what carcinogenic means
  • what carcinogens cause lung cancer
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like