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Answer for the clue "The pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor ", 9 letters:
neoplasia

Word definitions for neoplasia in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context biology English) The formation of new tissue 2 (context medicine English) The formation of a neoplasm

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1868, from neo- + -plasia .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Neoplasia \Ne`o*pla"si*a\ (n[=e]`[-o]*pl[=a]"zh[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ne`os new + pla`ssein to form, mold.] (Physiol. & Med.) Growth or development of new material; neoplasty.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor

Usage examples of neoplasia.

Testing for genes predisposed to multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 and, possibly, breast and ovarian cancer may in time save lives, Collins judges.