Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prooncogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: proonco-genic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That precedes or leads to oncogenesis

Example Sentences

"Further, the protein SRSF1 is up-regulated in cancer and its transcription is activated by the prooncogenic transcription factor Myc. However there is a significant difference in SRSF1 gene copy number that may account for its up-regulation [82 ]."

Etymology

From pro- + oncogenic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pro

Questions

What does prooncogenic mean?: That precedes or leads to oncogenesis
Where does prooncogenic come from?: From pro- + oncogenic.

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