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neoplasia

neoplasia

1 9.4
Abnormal, uncontrolled cell growth that forms a lump or tumor
  • noun
  • /niˈoʊpleɪziə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : neoplasia
  • The biopsy confirmed the presence of neoplasia, prompting further investigation for cancer.
  • endocrine neoplasia
  • intraepithelial neoplasia
  • cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Examples

  • Pathologic conditions, such as neoplasia, inflammation, and edema, tend to produce more signals because of the increase in free water compared with surrounding tissue.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Such causes can include trauma, infection, and neoplasia, or they can be idiopathic or iatrogenic.

    Academic text (2010)
  • There was no evidence of neoplasia in any of the grafts.

    Academic text (1999)
  • We report a case of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B who presented with multiple keloids.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The association of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) and keloids has not been described.

    Academic text (2007)
  • We describe a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B who presented with multiple keloids.

    Academic text (2007)
  • To improve patient quality of life and survivorship, it is essential to advance anal neoplasia awareness on the clinician and patient level.

    Blog text (24)
  • No primary pulmonary neoplasia was identified in the deployed dogs (Fitzgerald et al., 2008).

    Academic text (2010)
  • In patients with known colorectal cancer, preoperative investigation is unreliable for the detection of all synchronous neoplasia, and those patients should have postoperative colonoscopy (29).

    Academic text (2007)
  • Symptoms can occur in the absence of conclusive laryngeal physical findings, and they can be nonspecific. For example, dysphonia can be caused not only by LPR, but also by neoplasia and by geriatric, neurologic, and behavioral disorders.

    Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

tumorigenesis
vsneoplasia
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Cells grow in an abnormal way and form a lump in the body

focuses on abnormal uncontrolled cell growth causing the tumor to form

Antonyms

aplasia
  • Specialized
9.9

A body part that does not form or grow

How Abnormal

malignancy
  • Specialized
5 8.0
neoplasia
  • Specialized
1 9.4
dysplasia
  • Specialized
4 9.4
hyperplasia
  • Specialized
2 9.8

Surface Forms

neoplasia singular
neoplasias plural

Morphology

neoplasia = neoplasm (opaque) = neo + plasia

Although etymologically analyzable as neo- + -plasia, these are technical combining forms in biomedical vocabulary and do not transparently convey 'tumor formation' to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Neoplasia comes from Greek parts neo- 'new' and -plasia 'formation'. The -plasia part is like the word plastic, which helps you remember 'formation' or 'shaping', so neoplasia means a 'new formation' of cells, an abnormal growth that can form a tumor.