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. )
Example Sentences
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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
Several forms of parasites have been found in certain tumors, but nothing definite has been shown with reference to the relation they bear to the causation of the neoplasm.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
The pathological examination made by Dr. Frank Ferguson, pathologist of St. Luke's Hospital, showed the neoplasm to be a simple papilloma.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various
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