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TSNA

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008937

A type of harmful, cancer-causing chemical found in tobacco and tobacco smoke. TSNAs are formed when tobacco leaves are grown, cured, aged, and processed. Tobacco products can contain different amounts of TSNAs, depending on how they are made. Also called tobacco-specific nitrosamine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008937
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionstobacco-specific nitrosamine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008937",
  "term": "TSNA",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of harmful, cancer-causing chemical found in tobacco and tobacco smoke. TSNAs are formed when tobacco leaves are grown, cured, aged, and processed. Tobacco products can contain different amounts of TSNAs, depending on how they are made. Also called tobacco-specific nitrosamine.",
  "expansions": [
    "tobacco-specific nitrosamine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tsna/"
}

Record 16,779 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.