neoplasm

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The doctors said in a note that they had found no signs of "neoplasm," or abnormal tissue mass, during the procedure.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2022

The report said that the mass in his lungs looked like a neoplasm — the fancy word for tumor.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2022

“Rigid ideas of prognosis in terms of duration and dimension,” MacDonald wrote, “should be abandoned in favor of an attempt to evaluate the biological potential of a neoplasm in an individual host.”

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2018

A tumour or neoplasm is a localised swelling composed of newly formed tissue which fulfils no physiological function.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Another important cause of profuse menstruation is the presence of a fibroid tumor or other neoplasm which brings an increased blood supply to the uterus and a consequent greater elimination at the menstrual epoch.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)