neoplasm
Americannoun
noun
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An abnormal growth of tissue in animals or plants. Neoplasms can be benign or malignant.
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Also called tumor
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Etymology
Origin of neoplasm
First recorded in 1860–65; neo- + -plasm ( def. )
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The doctors said in a note that they had found no signs of "neoplasm," or abnormal tissue mass, during the procedure.
From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2022
The report said that the mass in his lungs looked like a neoplasm — the fancy word for tumor.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
“Rigid ideas of prognosis in terms of duration and dimension,” MacDonald wrote, “should be abandoned in favor of an attempt to evaluate the biological potential of a neoplasm in an individual host.”
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2018
Another important cause of profuse menstruation is the presence of a fibroid tumor or other neoplasm which brings an increased blood supply to the uterus and a consequent greater elimination at the menstrual epoch.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
A rare form of disease, heretofore looked upon as sarcomatous, but now generally recognized as granuloma, and formerly described under the names mycosis fungoides, inflammatory fungoid neoplasm, and several others.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
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