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
Other Word Forms
- neoplastic adjective
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
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
Squamous-celled epithelioma is the most frequent type of neoplasm.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
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