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Abnormal tissue growth
Answer for the clue "Abnormal tissue growth ", 8 letters:
neoplasm
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Word definitions for neoplasm in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose [syn: tumor , tumour ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Neoplasm is an abnormal growth of tissue and when it also forms a mass is commonly referred to as a tumor . This abnormal growth (neoplasia) usually but not always forms a mass. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies neoplasms into four main groups: ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Neoplasm \Ne"o*plasm\ (n[=e]"[-o]*pl[a^]z'm), n. [See Neoplasia .] (Physiol. & Med.) A new formation or tissue, the product of morbid action.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology oncology English) An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1864, coined in German by Karl Friedrich Burdach (1776-1847) from neo- + Greek plasma "formation" (see -plasm ). Related: Neoplastic .
Usage examples of neoplasm.
Or was it proliferating because it was a neoplasm and therefore malignant?
Among the Deutsche of Nuremberg, the incidence of neoplasms is about thirty percent higher than it is in areas with lower radiation levels.