neoplasia
noun
neo·pla·sia
ˌnē-ə-ˈplā-zh(ē-)ə 
1
: the formation of tumors
2
: a tumorous condition
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One preliminary clinical trial used 900 mg of DIM to improve prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), a precursor to prostate cancer.
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Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
Same for patients with a medical history of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
When this happens, the abnormal tissue develops into a condition called gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN).
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 15 Sep. 2023
Abnormal cells found during colposcopy and biopsy are sometimes described as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).
—Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023
People with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma, a cancer that forms in the inside of the thyroid gland, or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome, which causes tumors to form on the endocrine glands, should definitely stay away from this drug.
—Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 19 Mar. 2023
At most 2 percent or less were diagnosed with neoplasia, or tumors.
—National Geographic, 6 July 2016
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Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
Same for patients with a medical history of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
When this happens, the abnormal tissue develops into a condition called gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN).
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 15 Sep. 2023
Abnormal cells found during colposcopy and biopsy are sometimes described as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).
—Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023
People with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma, a cancer that forms in the inside of the thyroid gland, or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome, which causes tumors to form on the endocrine glands, should definitely stay away from this drug.
—Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 19 Mar. 2023
At most 2 percent or less were diagnosed with neoplasia, or tumors.
—National Geographic, 6 July 2016
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neoplasia
noun
neo·pla·sia
ˌnē-ə-ˈplā-zh(ē-)ə
1
: the process of tumor formation
2
: a tumorous condition of the body
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