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Examples of neoplasm in a Sentence
removed a neoplasm from the patient's abdomen
Recent Examples on the Web
Mucinous neoplasms: Generally benign tumors that include lesions with precancerous potential.
—USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
However, earlier this spring, Keaton developed a mass that has been diagnosed as a histiocytic neoplasm sarcoma.
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 23 June 2023
Most reports refer to metastatic skin manifestation of systemic malignancies: this condition has been rarely described as a primary skin neoplasm.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2014
The report said that the mass in his lungs looked like a neoplasm — the fancy word for tumor.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 2 Nov. 2022
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN): Formerly called natural killer cell leukemia/lymphoma, per the LLS, BPDCN is a rare combination of leukemia and lymphoma.
—Barbara Brody, Health.com, 30 Sep. 2021
At the age of 12, she was diagnosed with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) and had to be in isolation for 100 days in her hospital room to receive a stem cell transplant.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2020
Proteins, chemical activations, neoplasms, cells and genes are just some of the research topics the department specializes in.
—Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 21 Aug. 2019
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“Neoplasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neoplasm. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
neoplasm
noun
neo·plasm
ˈnē-ə-ˌplaz-əm
: tumor
Medical Definition
neoplasm
noun
neo·plasm
ˈnē-ə-ˌplaz-əm
: a new growth of tissue serving no physiological function : tumor
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