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neoplasm en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈniːoʊˌplæzəm/
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Etymology

From neo- + plasm, after German Neoplasma.

Meanings

  1. An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants.
    • Other and less common causes for an oromaxillary fistula are infections, cysts and neoplasms of the maxilla which may destroy the intervening bone, resulting in a fistula between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity. 1947, William Lincoln Ballenger, Howard Charles Ballenger, John Jacob Ballenger, Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear, page 208:
    • Angiosarcoma is the most-common differentiated malignant neoplasm of the heart and accounts for 10–15% of primary cardiac malignancies. 2017, Gaballah AH, Jensen CT, “Angiosarcoma: clinical and imaging features from head to toe”, in The British journal of radiology, volume 90, number 1075, British Institute of Radiology, →DOI, →PMID:
    • While we cannot firmly attribute the cause of the benign neoplasm to the irregularity in your genetic makeup, we can confirm that the progressive damage renders you unable to conceive a child. 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Miranda Lawson Dossier: Medical Correspondence:

Forms

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neoplasms Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

neoplasia · preneoplasm · neoplasmic · neoplastic · myeloproliferative neoplasm · nonneoplasm · antineoplasm

Synonyms

tumour

Translations (31)

de Neoplasma (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · sv neoplasm (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · de Neoplasie (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · eo neoplasmo (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · bg тумор (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · sv tumör (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · de Blastom (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · el νεοπλασία (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · oc neoplasma (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · ru о́пухоль (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · tr tümör (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · nl neoplasma (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · es neoplasma (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · ru неопла́зма (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · cmn 新生物 (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · nl tumor (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · ga neoplasma (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · fi kasvain (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · el νεόπλασμα (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · nl gezwel (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · fr tumeur (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · fr néoplasme (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · ru новообразова́ние (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · ja 新生物 (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · fi neoplasma (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · it neoplasma (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · de Neubildung (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · tr neoplazma (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · ru бласто́ма (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · de Geschwulst (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) · el όγκος (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue)