Thesaurus results for NEOPLASMS

neoplasms

noun

plural of neoplasm

as in tumors

an abnormal mass of tissue removed a neoplasm from the patient's abdomen

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Recent Examples of neoplasms Girls and women who were first diagnosed with breast cancer at a later age had the highest incidence of developing subsequent primary neoplasms by 30 years post-initial cancer diagnosis. —

Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026

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tumors

Noun

In cats, the gene was frequently altered in mammary tumors.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
There were two tumors in his brain.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 June 2026