tobacco-specific nitrosamine

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008749",
  "term": "tobacco-specific nitrosamine",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of harmful, cancer-causing chemical found in tobacco and tobacco smoke. Tobacco-specific nitrosamines are formed when tobacco leaves are grown, cured, aged, and processed. Tobacco products can contain different amounts of tobacco-specific nitrosamines, depending on how they are made. Also called TSNA.",
  "synonyms": [
    "TSNA"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tobacco-specific-nitrosamine/"
}