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Chemicals that might cause cancer are known as mutagens. There has be be at least 5 mutations in a single gene for that cell to be a cancer cell. There are certain checkpoints in our cell that keep a normal cell from turning into a cancerous one.
Carcinogen is a substance with the capability of inducing cancer.
carcinogen
Carcinogens
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What is the medical term meaning any pus-forming skin disease?
pyoderma
What is the medical term meaning forming an opening (mouth) in the trachea?
It's called a tracheotomy.
What is the medical term meaning originating in the heart?
Cardiogenic means forming from or originating in the heart.
What is the medical term meaning face?
The correct term is Facial.
What is the medical term meaning passed out?
Losing consciousness"Syncope" is the correct medical term for passing out or blacking out, meaning a temporary loss of consciousness
What is the medical term meaning male-producing?
The correct medical term for "male producing" is androgenic. "andr" meaning male, the "o" is the combining form, and "genic" meaning producing or produced by.
What is the medical term meaning bacterial inflammatory contagious skin disease characterized by vesicles and pustules?
Pyodermitis is the medical term meaning any acute inflammatory pus-forming bacterial infection.
What is the medical term meaning cancerous tumor with black pigmentation?
Melanoma means cancer of melanocytes, or pigment-generating skin cells.
What is the medical term meaning unknown origin?
My favorite is "idiopathic", but "cryptogenic" is also correct.
Medical suffix for Falling drooping prolapse?
-ptosis is the medical terminology combining form meaning drooping or prolapsed.
What is the medical term meaning pus-forming bacterial skin infection?
The medical term meaning a pus forming bacterial skin infection is pyogenic infection. An abscess is a single focus of collection of pus covered by a thin layer and can be found both outside on the skin and inside (eg: Liver abscess). An abscess can easily be treated with certain antibiotics.
What is the medical term meaning inflammation of an artery or arteries known as?
Arteritis is the medical term meaning inflammation of an artery. For instance, temporal arteritis is inflammation of the temporal artery.
