neoplastic etymology

English word neoplastic comes from English neoplasm, English neoplasia

Detailed word origin of neoplastic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
neoplasm English (eng) (pathology, oncology) An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants.
neoplasia English (eng) (biology) The formation of new tissue. (medicine) The formation of a neoplasm.
neoplastic English (eng) Of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplasty or neoplasia.

Words with the same origin as neoplastic

Descendants of neoplasm
neoplasia preneoplastic