Definition of neoplasmnext
as in tumor
an abnormal mass of tissue removed a neoplasm from the patient's abdomen

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Recent Examples of neoplasm These neoplasm growths can be either benign or cancerous. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 The research also showed lower mortality risks from some forms of cancer and HIV and lower mortality rates for malignant neoplasms, HIV, and diabetes mellitus. — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025 The company continues to focus on its core therapeutic areas, including oncology, inflammation and autoimmunity, and myeloproliferative neoplasms and graft-versus-host disease, with a strong pipeline of products in various stages of development. — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Feb. 2025 Collectively known as myeloproliferative neoplasms, or MPNs, these rare blood cancers are, well, very rare. — Brittany Risher, SELF, 30 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for neoplasm
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tumor
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  • Most breast cancer cases in older women are estrogen-receptor positive (ER+), meaning that tumor cells have receptors that bind to estrogen and trigger cancer growth.
    — Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • He was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his kidney in 2016, and cleared that.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Neoplasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neoplasm. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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