neoplastic
21malignant neoplastic disease — noun any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream • Syn: ↑cancer • Derivationally related forms: ↑cancerous (for:… …
22Neoplasm — Neoplastic redirects here. For Dutch artistic movement, see De Stijl. plasia Anaplasia – dedifferentiation Hyperplasia – physiological proliferation Increase in number of cells Neoplasia – abnormal proliferation Dysplasia – maturation abnormality …
23Tumor — Neoplastic tumor of the cheek skin, here a benign neoplasm of the sweat glands called Hidradenoma, which is not solid but is fluid filled. A tumor or tumour is commonly used as a synonym for a neoplasm (a solid or fluid filled (cystic) lesion… …
24mastocytoma — Neoplastic mast cells …
25myeloma cell — Neoplastic plasma cell. The proliferating plasma cells often replace all the others within the marrow, leading to immune deficiency, and frequently there is destruction of the bone cortex. Because they are monoclonal in origin they secrete a… …
26neoplasm — neoplastic /nee euh plas tik/, adj. /nee euh plaz euhm/, n. Pathol. a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor. [1860 65; NEO + PLASM] * * * …
27neoplasticism — neoplastic, adj. neoplasticist, n. /nee oh plas teuh siz euhm/, n. (sometimes cap.) Fine Arts. the theory and practice of the de Stijl group, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of… …
28gliomatosis — Neoplastic growth of neuroglial cells in the brain or spinal cord; the term is used especially with reference to a relatively large neoplasm or to multiple foci. SYN: neurogliomatosis. g. cerebri (gli′o blas to′sis ser′e bri) a diffuse …
29bowenoid cells — neoplastic cells derived from the epidermis, constituting lesions of Bowen disease …
30carcinoma — Any of various types of malignant neoplasm derived from epithelial cells, chiefly glandular (adenocarcinoma) or squamous (squamous cell c.); the most commonly occurring kind of cancer. [G. karkinoma, fr. karkinos, cancer, + oma, tumor] Like other …
