Neoplastic Process
ovary neoplasm
o·va·ry ne·o·plasm [ oh-vuh-ree nee-uh-plaz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Genital Neoplasms, Female; Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Ovarian Diseases
Definitions related to ovarian neoplasm:
  • (ovary neoplasm) New abnormal ovary tissue 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, borderline, or malignant neoplasm involving the ovary.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A tumor (abnormal growth of tissue) of the ovary.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Tumors or cancer of the OVARY. These neoplasms can be benign or malignant. They are classified according to the tissue of origin, such as the surface EPITHELIUM, the stromal endocrine cells, and the totipotent GERM CELLS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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