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English
Etymology
neo- + -plasia
Noun
neoplasia (countable and uncountable, plural neoplasias)
- (biology) The formation of new tissue
- (medicine) The formation of a neoplasm
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Italian
Etymology
From neo- + -plasia.
Noun
neoplasia f (plural neoplasie)
- neoplasia
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French néoplasie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neoˈplasja/
- Rhymes: -asja
- Syllabification: ne‧o‧pla‧sia
Noun
neoplasia f (plural neoplasias)
- neoplasia
- neoplasm
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