as in tumor
an abnormal mass of tissue
removed a neoplasm from the patient's abdomen
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Recent Examples of neoplasm
The research also showed lower mortality risks from some forms of cancer and HIV and lower mortality rates for malignant neoplasms, HIV, and diabetes mellitus.
—
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
The company continues to focus on its core therapeutic areas, including oncology, inflammation and autoimmunity, and myeloproliferative neoplasms and graft-versus-host disease, with a strong pipeline of products in various stages of development.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Feb. 2025
Collectively known as myeloproliferative neoplasms, or MPNs, these rare blood cancers are, well, very rare.
—Brittany Risher, SELF, 30 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
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
The company continues to focus on its core therapeutic areas, including oncology, inflammation and autoimmunity, and myeloproliferative neoplasms and graft-versus-host disease, with a strong pipeline of products in various stages of development.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Feb. 2025
Collectively known as myeloproliferative neoplasms, or MPNs, these rare blood cancers are, well, very rare.
—Brittany Risher, SELF, 30 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neoplasm
tumor
Noun
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The process of tumor diagnosis from unclear medical images requires evaluation.—
Sadhasivam Mohanadas,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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When tested on human T cells, which had been developed to recognize a range of tumor antigens, zeaxanthin bolstered the immune cells' power in killing off melanoma, multiple myeloma and glioblastoma cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Neoplasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neoplasm. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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