neoplasm

noun

neo·​plasm ˈnē-ə-ˌpla-zəm How to pronounce neoplasm (audio)
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: tumor sense 1

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removed a neoplasm from the patient's abdomen
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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

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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

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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 24 Mar. 2025.

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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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