Neoplasm

/ˈniːəplæzəm/ noun

Definition

An abnormal growth of tissue that results from uncontrolled cell division. Neoplasms can be benign or malignant and represent any new and abnormal growth that serves no physiological function.

Etymology

From Greek 'neos' meaning new and 'plasma' meaning formation or molded thing. The term was coined in the 1860s by German pathologist Rudolf Virchow to describe abnormal tissue growths, emphasizing their nature as 'new formations.'

Kelly Says

Neoplasm literally means 'new formation' - it's like your body's cells decided to start an unauthorized construction project! These cellular architects ignore the original building plans and create structures that serve no purpose, sometimes harmless and sometimes dangerously disruptive.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አዲስ መስፍን
aadis mesfin
ARالعربية
ورم جديد
wurm jidid
BNবাংলা
নবজাত
nob-jaat
CACatalà
neo plasia
ne-o pla-zee-ah
CSČeština
neoplasma
nee-o-plazma
DADansk
neoplasm
nee-o-plazm
DEDeutsch
Neoplasie
nē-o-pla-zee
ELΕλληνικά
νεοπλασμα
nee-o-plazma
ESEspañol
neo plasia
ne-o pla-see-ah
FAفارسی
توده جدید
todeh jeedid
FISuomi
neoplasma
nee-o-plazma
FRFrançais
néoplasme
nuh-o-plaz-m
GUGU
નવો રોગ
navo rog
HAHA
auduga mai
au-du-ga mai
HEעברית
תגובה חדשה
ta-guv-ah had-sha
HIहिन्दी
नवजात
nav-jaat
HUMagyar
neoplaszma
nee-o-plazma
IDBahasa Indonesia
tumor baru
to-mor ba-roo
IGIG
ihe nwere
ee-he n-we-re
ITItaliano
neo plasia
ne-o pla-zee-ah
JA日本語
新生物
しんせいぶつ
KKKK
жаңа өсімдік
jan-a o-si-m-dik
KMKM
កម្មវិធីថ្មី
kam-mvi-thee th-mai
KO한국어
신생물
sin saeng mul
MRMR
नवीन रोग
na-veen rog
MSBahasa Melayu
neoplasm
nee-o-plazm
MYမြန်မာ
အသစ် ဖွံ့ဖြိုး
a-shet h-wun-h-pyo
NLNederlands
neoplasm
nee-o-plaz-m
NONorsk
neoplasm
nee-o-plazm
PAPA
ਨਵਾਂ ਰੋਗ
na-vaan rog
PLPolski
nowotwór
no-vo-tvur
PTPortuguês
neoplasia
nē-o-pla-zee-ah
RORomână
neo plasm
neo plazm
RUРусский
новообразование
novo-obrazo-vaniye
SVSvenska
neoplasm
nee-o-plazm
SWKiswahili
tumbo jipya
tum-bo ji-pya
TAதமிழ்
புதிய அமைப்பு
putiya a-mai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
నూతన వాతావరణం
nootan vaataavaranam
THไทย
เนื้องอก
nēo-o-ok
TLTL
bagong paglaki
ba-gong pa-g-la-ki
TRTürkçe
neo plasm
ne-o plazm
UKУкраїнська
новоутворення
novo-vtvorennya
URاردو
نیا بنش
nee-a banash
VITiếng Việt
uống mới
ung moi
YOYO
agbeko tuntun
a-g-be-ko tu-ntun
ZH中文
新生物
xīn shēng wù
ZUZU
umuntu omusha
oo-mu-ntu o-mu-sha

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