neoplasia

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  1. noun Formation of new tissue.
  2. noun Formation of a neoplasm or neoplasms.

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  • A recent clinical trial in Italy found that men with a pre-cancerous condition called high-grade prostate intraepithelial neoplasia were less likely to develop prostate cancer over one year when they consumed green tea polyphenols. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • Bettuzzi S, Brausi M, Rizzi F, Castagnetti G, Peracchia G, Corti A. Chemoprevention of human prostate cancer by oral administration of green tea catechins in volunteers with high-grade prostate intraepithelial neoplasia: a preliminary report from a one-year proof-of-principle study.
  • Australian Shepard by the name of Molly Brown is a fixed approx 14 years old has maligent neoplasia - cancer. —  Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories
  • GARDASIL is not intended to be used for treatment of active genital warts, cervical, vaginal and vulvar cancers, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) or vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VaIN). —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • A partial list of cell surface proteins with multiple reports of overexpression in pancreatic cancers at both mRNA and protein levels is provided in Table C in Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN), intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms —  PLoS Medicine: New Articles
 

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  1. New Latin, from Greek νέος, new, + πλάσις, formation.
 

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/niəˈpleɪʒɪə/
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