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新生物 (shinseibutsu) Japanese meaning: neoplasm | Kotomora

新しん生せい物ぶつ

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Meanings

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neoplasm; tumor

Medical term for an abnormal growth of tissue; used in clinical contexts.

医い師しは新しん生せい物ぶつの有う無むを調しらべるために検けん査

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The doctor performed tests to check for the presence of a neoplasm.

Kanji

新new
生life, genuine, birth
物thing, object, matter

Related words

腫しゅ瘍よう
腫瘍 is a more common general term for tumor, while 新生物 is a formal medical term often used in pathology.

Word family

悪あく性せい新しん生せい物ぶつ
malignant neoplasm; malignant tumor

Built from

新しん+生せい物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 新 (new) + 生物 (living thing, organism), literally 'new growth'. A modern medical coinage.