Usually means: Gene that can cause cancer.
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We found 39 dictionaries that define the word oncogene:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. oncogene: Merriam-Webster
  2. oncogene: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. oncogene: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. oncogene: Collins English Dictionary
  5. oncogene: Vocabulary.com
  6. Oncogene, oncogene: Wordnik
  7. oncogene: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. oncogene: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. oncogene: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. oncogene: Dictionary.com
  11. Oncogene (journal), Oncogene: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. oncogene: Rhymezone
  13. oncogene: FreeDictionary.org
  14. oncogene: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. oncogene: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. oncogene: Wiktionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. oncogene: Encyclopedia

Medicine (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. oncogene: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Oncogene: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. ABTA Brain Tumor Patients (No longer online)
  5. Breast Cancer Talking Dictionary (No longer online)
  6. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  7. Oncogene: Glossary of Terms Used in Medicinal Chemistry
  8. GASTROLAB Digestive Dictionary (No longer online)
  9. Hypermedia Glossary Of Genetic Terms (No longer online)
  10. oncogene: Prostate Cancer Interactive Glossary
  11. Oncogene: Breast Cancer Glossary of Medical Terms
  12. oncogene: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  13. Molecular Biology Glossary (No longer online)
  14. oncogene: Medical dictionary
  15. Oncogene: Drug Medical Dictionary

Science (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. Drug Discovery and Development (No longer online)
  2. Oncogene: Biology dictionary
  3. DOE Genome Glossary (No longer online)
  4. Oncogene: Medicinal Chemistry
  5. Glossary of Genetic Terms (No longer online)
  6. Oncogene: Cytokines & Cells Online Pathfinder Encyclopaedia
  7. AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (oncogene)

noun:  (oncology, genetics) Any gene that contributes to the conversion of a normal cell into a cancerous cell when mutated or expressed at high levels.

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