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Tumorigenicity
Definition 1
A measurement of the tumor-producing/cancer cell-producing potency of an agent. The carcinogenicity value is usually expressed as milligrams of agent administered per tumor developed. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A study in which immortalized cells form tumors when inoculated into animals. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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