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anticarcinogenic activity

Definition: The property of a substance to counteract the effects of a carcinogen, or inhibit or prevent the development of a cancer.
Definition Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Used For: anticarcinogenesis; anticarcinogenic effect; anticarcinogenic properties
Spanish: actividad anticarcinogénica

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