Neoplasm

3 definitions found

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

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  neoplasm
       n : an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose [syn:
           {tumor}, {tumour}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "neoplasm":
     benign tumor, callosity, callus, cancer, carcinoma, corn, cyst,
     excrescence, fungosity, fungus, growth, intumescence,
     malignant growth, metastatic tumor, mole, morbid growth, nevus,
     nonmalignant tumor, outgrowth, proud flesh, sarcoma, tumor,
     verruca, wart, wen