neoplasia

[ nee-oh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]

noun
  1. Pathology. tumor growth.

  2. the formation and growth of new tissue.

Origin of neoplasia

1
First recorded in 1885–90; neo- + -plasia

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