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Neoplasm

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A tumor.

An abnormal growth of tissue.

The word neoplasm is not synonymous with cancer.

A neoplasm may be benign or malignant.

The word neoplasm literally means a new growth, from the Greek neo-, new + plasma, that which is formed, or a growth = a new growth.

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