tumorigenesis
noun
tumorigenesis is spelled T-U-M-O-R-I-G-E-N-E-S-I-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tumorigenesis means “Production of a new tumor or tumors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tumorigenesis is tumorigeneses.
How many letters and syllables are in tumorigenesis?
| Letters | 13: T-U-M-O-R-I-G-E-N-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tumorigenesis?
Tumorigenesis appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tumorigenesis?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-tumorigenesis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tumorigenesis
- tumorigeneses plural
- tumorgenesis
- tumourigenesis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tumorigenesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Production of a new tumor or tumors.
- 2
The process involved in the production of a new tumor or tumors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tumorigenesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the formation of new tumors:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | tumorigénese, tumorigênese |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does tumorigenesis come from?
From tumor + -i- + -genesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).