neoplastic

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adjective

of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplastics, neoplasty or neoplasia

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveneoplastic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof or relating to a neoplasm, neoplastics, neoplasty or neoplasia

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
neoplasmatic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  9. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  10. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  11. Latinplasticus
  12. Englishplastic
  13. Englishneoplastic

From neo- + plastic.

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Translations

French néoplastique
  • néoplastiquerelating to neoplasm
Italian neoplastico
  • neoplasticorelating to neoplasm
Polish nowotworowy
  • nowotworowyrelating to neoplasm
Spanish neoplástico
  • neoplásticorelating to neoplasm

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pleonastic
Cite this entry
APA

neoplastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoplastic

MLA

“neoplastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoplastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neoplastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoplastic.

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