neoplasm

noun

neo·​plasm ˈnē-ə-ˌpla-zəm How to pronounce neoplasm (audio)

Examples of neoplasm in a Sentence

removed a neoplasm from the patient's abdomen
Recent Examples on the Web Collectively known as myeloproliferative neoplasms, or MPNs, these rare blood cancers are, well, very rare. Brittany Risher, SELF, 30 July 2024 The members taught me that a hematologist is a general blood doctor, not a specialist in my type of blood cancer (a category called myeloproliferative neoplasms, or MPN). Alice Oglethorpe, SELF, 16 July 2024 As for specimen 236, the team confirmed the lesions Wells attributed to malignancy—specifically excessive destruction of tissue associated with neoplasm—and also noted around 30 smaller round lesions scattered around the bone surface, indicating that the cancer had spread. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 June 2024 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

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Neoplasma, from neo- neo- + -plasma -plasm (perhaps as Greco-Latin rendering of German Neubildung, Gewebsneubildung)

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of neoplasm was in 1863

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“Neoplasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neoplasm. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

neoplasm

noun
neo·​plasm ˈnē-ə-ˌplaz-əm How to pronounce neoplasm (audio)
: tumor

Medical Definition

neoplasm

noun
neo·​plasm ˈnē-ə-ˌplaz-əm How to pronounce neoplasm (audio)
: a new growth of tissue serving no physiological function : tumor

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