- paraneoplastic
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par·a·ne·o·plas·tic (păr'ə-nē'ə-plăsʹtĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to a syndrome or other systemic disturbance associated with but not directly related to a primary tumor or its metastases.
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Universalium. 2010.
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