neoplasm

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈniːoʊˌplæzəm/

Definition of neoplasm

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants.
    “Other and less common causes for an oromaxillary fistula are infections, cysts and neoplasms of the maxilla which may destroy the intervening bone, resulting in a fistula between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity.”
    “While we cannot firmly attribute the cause of the benign neoplasm to the irregularity in your genetic makeup, we can confirm that the progressive damage renders you unable to conceive a child.”
    “Angiosarcoma is the most-common differentiated malignant neoplasm of the heart and accounts for 10–15% of primary cardiac malignancies.”

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Etymology

From neo- + plasm, after German Neoplasma.

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