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neoplasms

neoplasms is the plural of neoplasm.

Meaning of neoplasm

Noun

neoplasm (plural neoplasms)

  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.1947, William Lincoln Ballenger, Howard Charles Ballenger, John Jacob Ballenger, Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear, page 208
    Synonyms:
    tumour

Phrases with neoplasms

Questions about neoplasms

What is neoplasms the plural of?
Neoplasms is the plural of neoplasm.

Words near neoplasms in the dictionary

  1. neoplasias
  2. neoplasic
  3. neoplasm
  4. neoplasmatic
  5. neoplasmic
  6. neoplasms
  7. neoplastic
  8. neoplastically
  9. neoplasticism
  10. neoplasticist
  11. neoplasticists

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