paraneoplastic
/ˌparəniːə(ʊ)ˈplastɪk/Medicine
noun
Designating or relating to any of various (often metabolic, endocrine, or neurological) conditions which occur in patients with neoplastic disease but which do not result directly from tissue invasion by the primary tumour or its metastases; especially in paraneoplastic syndrome.
Origin
1950s. From para- + neoplastic, after French paranéoplastique.
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