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neoplasia en · NOUN

Etymology

From neo- + -plasia.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The formation of new tissue
  2. (countable, uncountable) The formation of a neoplasm
    • Ingluviotomy may be indicated for determination of crop masses (neoplasia, food impaction, and foreign bodies), repair damaged tissue (especially from predator bite wounds and infection,) and to gain access to the thoracic esophagus. 2014, Cheryl B. Greenacre, Teresa Y. Morishita, Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery, page 230:

Forms

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neoplasias Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

preneoplasia · neoplastic · multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 · multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2

Relateds

neoplasm