Neoplastic Process
ear neoplasm
ear ne·o·plasm [ eer nee-uh-plaz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms; Ear Diseases
Definitions related to ear neoplasms:
  • A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the external, middle, or internal ear. Representative examples include ceruminous adenoma, polyp, and carcinoma.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • New abnormal ear tissue or cells that grow by excessive cellular division and proliferation more rapidly than normal and continues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease; includes internal, external, or middle ear neoplasms.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Tumors or cancer of any part of the hearing and equilibrium system of the body (the EXTERNAL EAR, the MIDDLE EAR, and the INNER EAR).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (neoplasm of the ear) A tumor (abnormal growth of tissue) of the ear.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Tumors of the ear may be noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant). Most ear tumors are found when people see them or when a doctor looks in the ear because people notice their hearing seems decreased.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
Try this search on: Farlex, Merriam-Webster, Oxford Dictionary, or Wordnik

This content should not be used in place of medically-reviewed decision support reference material or professional medical advice. Some terms may have alternate or updated definitions not reflected in this set. The definitions on this page should not be considered complete or up to date.