C1🏥 Medical
Italian word
neoplasia
tumour, neoplasm (can be benign or malignant)
Looks like
neoplasia
same — but rarely used in everyday English
⚠️ The trap
In Italian medical speech, 'neoplasia' is used by doctors when they want to avoid alarming patients (it sounds more clinical than 'tumore'). In English, doctors say 'tumour' or 'growth' for the same reason. 'Neoplasia' in English sounds overly technical.
To say "same — but rarely used in everyday English" in Italian:
tumore, neoplasia (both used)
"neoplasia" in English means:
tumour, neoplasm (can be benign or malignant)
Example
"Gli esami hanno rivelato una neoplasia benigna."
"The tests revealed a benign tumour."
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