Meanings
adjectiveparaneoplastic (not comparable)
- not comparablemedicineassociated with, but only indirectly related to, a tumor, as for example the endocrine or immunologic effects rather than the mass effect.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pərai
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
- Englishpara-
- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Hellenic*néwos
- Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
- Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
- Englishneo-
- Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
- Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
- Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
- Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
- Latinplasticus
- Englishplastic
- Englishneoplastic
- Englishparaneoplastic
From para- + neoplastic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian paraneoplastico
- paraneoplasticoassociated with a tumor
Cite this entry
APA
paraneoplastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraneoplastic
MLA
“paraneoplastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraneoplastic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paraneoplastic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraneoplastic.
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