sarcoma
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English
Etymology
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); by surface analysis, sarc- + -oma.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /sɑɹˈkoʊmə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
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
- Abernethy's sarcoma
- adenosarcoma
- angiosarcoma
- carcinosarcoma
- chondrosarcoma
- Ewing sarcoma
- Ewing's sarcoma
- fibrosarcoma
- gliosarcoma
- hemangioendothelial sarcoma
- hemangiosarcoma
- histiosarcoma
- Kaposi's sarcoma
- leiomyosarcoma
- liposarcoma
- lymphosarcoma
- melanosarcoma
- myxosarcoma
- neurosarcoma
- osteosarcoma
- rhabdomyosarcoma
- Rous sarcoma virus
- sarcomatic
- sarcomatoid
- sarcomatosis
- sarcomatous
Translations
type of malignant tumor
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Interlingua
Noun
sarcoma (plural sarcomas)
Italian
Etymology
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
sarcoma m (plural sarcomi)
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Spanish
Etymology
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
Noun
sarcoma m (plural sarcomas)
Usage notes
- Like other terms derived from neutral Ancient Greek third declension terms, this turns to masculine gender.
Further reading
- “sarcoma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10