a new and abnormal growth of tissue in a part of the body, especially as a characteristic of cancer:carcinoma of the cervix is a common neoplasm in women [mass noun]:colonic neoplasm may be missed in some patients
Origin:
mid 19th century: from neo- 'new' + Greek plasma 'formation' (see plasma)
neoplasm in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of neoplasm in the US English dictionary
