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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin sarcoma , from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα (sárkōma), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -ωμα (-ōma, “process”) or from Ancient Greek σαρκόω (sarkóō), itself from σάρξ (sárx).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /sɑɹˈkoʊmə/
Noun[edit]
sarcoma (plural sarcomas or sarcomata)
- (oncology) A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 393:
- Only about 1 per cent of cancers are found in connective tissue; these are known as sarcomas.
Derived terms[edit]
- Abernethy's sarcoma
- adenosarcoma
- angiosarcoma
- carcinosarcoma
- chondrosarcoma
- Ewing sarcoma
- Ewing's sarcoma
- fibrosarcoma
- gliosarcoma
- hemangiosarcoma
- histiosarcoma
- Kaposi's sarcoma
- leiomyosarcoma
- liposarcoma
- lymphosarcoma
- melanosarcoma
- myxosarcoma
- neurosarcoma
- osteosarcoma
- rhabdomyosarcoma
- Rous sarcoma virus
- sarcomatic
- sarcomatoid
- sarcomatosis
- sarcomatous
Translations[edit]
type of malignant tumor
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Interlingua[edit]
Noun[edit]
sarcoma (plural sarcomas)
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin sarcoma , from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα (sárkōma), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -ωμα (-ōma, “process”) or from Ancient Greek σαρκόω (sarkóō), itself from σάρξ (sárx).
Noun[edit]
sarcoma m (plural sarcomi)
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Late Latin sarcōma, from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα (sárkōma), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -ωμα (-ōma, “process”) or from Ancient Greek σαρκόω (sarkóō), itself from σάρξ (sárx).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sarcoma m (plural sarcomas)
Usage notes[edit]
- Like other terms derived from neutral Ancient Greek third declension terms, this turns to masculine gender.
Further reading[edit]
- “sarcoma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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