Etymology

paraneoplastic

P3A1R1A1N1E1O1P3L1A1S1T1I1C3

Today it means: associated with, but only indirectly related to, a tumor, as for example the endocrine or immunologic effects rather than the mass effect. Full definition →

English neoplastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  8. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  10. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  11. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  12. Englishneo-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  14. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  15. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  16. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  17. Latinplasticus
  18. Englishplastic
  19. Englishneoplastic
  20. English todayparaneoplastic

From para- + neoplastic.

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