Neoplasia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  neoplasia
       n : the pathological process that results in the formation and
           growth of a tumor