Neoplastic Process
thorax neoplasm
tho·rax ne·o·plasm [ thawr-aks, thohr- nee-uh-plaz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Neoplasms by Site
Definitions related to thoracic neoplasms:
  • (thorax neoplasm) New abnormal tissue of the thorax that grows by excessive cellular division and proliferation more rapidly than normal and continues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A benign or malignant, primary or metastatic neoplasm involving the tissues of the thorax.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • New abnormal growth of tissue in the THORAX.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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