paraneoplastic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Hellenic *pərai

Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)

Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der.

English para-

Proto-Indo-European *nu

Proto-Indo-European *néwos

Proto-Hellenic *néwos

Ancient Greek νέος (néos)

Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der.

English neo-

Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō

Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō?

Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)

Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

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Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Hellenic *-tós

Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)

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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

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Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós)

Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der.

Latin plasticusder.

English plastic

English neoplastic

English paraneoplastic

From para- + neoplastic.

Adjective

paraneoplastic (not comparable)

1. (medicine) associated with, but only indirectly related to, a tumor, as for example the endocrine or immunologic effects rather than the mass effect.

Derived terms

• nonparaneoplastic
• paraneoplastically

Related terms

• paraneoplasia

Translations

associated with a tumor

• Italian: paraneoplastico (it)