NEOPLASIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neoplasia mean? 

• NEOPLASIA (noun)
  The noun NEOPLASIA has 1 sense:

1. the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor

  Familiarity information: NEOPLASIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEOPLASIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("neoplasia" is a kind of...):

pathologic process; pathological process (an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease)

 Context examples 

Also called MEN2A, multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 2A, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A syndrome, and Sipple syndrome.

(MEN2A syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

Also called MEN2B syndrome, multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 2B, and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B syndrome.

(MEN2B, NCI Dictionary)

Also called MEN2B, multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 2B, and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B syndrome.

(MEN2B syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

Also called MEN2, MEN2 syndrome, and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome.

(Multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 2, NCI Dictionary)

Also called MEN2A syndrome, multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 2A, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A syndrome, and Sipple syndrome.

(MEN2A, NCI Dictionary)

Also called MEN2, multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 2, and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome.

(MEN2 syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 1 is usually caused by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) and is found when a cervical biopsy is done.

(Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 1, NCI Dictionary)

Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia characterized by the presence of maturation in the upper two-thirds of the squamous epithelium and mild nuclear atypia which is present in all epithelial layers.

(Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Malignant neoplasia of glandular epithelium composed of tubular and or villous structures penetrating beyond the muscularis mucosa.

(Adenocarcinoma of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

Also called MEN2A, MEN2A syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A syndrome, and Sipple syndrome.

(multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 2A, NCI Dictionary)