neoplasia

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

noun

1. Pathology.,  tumor growth.

2. the formation and growth of new tissue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neoplasia¹

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

Example Sentences

At Salish Sea beaches like this they’re collecting dozens of the shellfish, a traditional food for many Coast Salish people, studying a concerning increase of disease: a leukemia-like contagious cancer called disseminated neoplasia.

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At most 2 percent or less were diagnosed with neoplasia, or tumors.

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Mutations of the MEN1 gene can cause a rare inherited cancer of the endocrine glands called multiple endocrine neoplasia, but up to now the gene has not been associated with breast cancer.

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The report’s authors note that in 1998, the World Health Organization changed the name of an early-stage urinary tract tumor, removing the word “carcinoma” and calling it “papillary urothelial neoplasia of low malignant potential.”

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Molecular changes can be used to improve detection of early neoplasia.

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