sarcoma

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.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /sɑɹˈkoʊmə/

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sarcoma (plural sarcomas or sarcomata)

1. (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.

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sarcoma (plural sarcomas)

1. sarcoma

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).

sarcoma m (plural sarcomi)

1. (oncology) sarcoma

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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).

• IPA^(key): /saɾˈkoma/ [saɾˈko.ma]
• Rhymes: -oma
• Syllabification: sar‧co‧ma

sarcoma m (plural sarcomas)

1. (oncology) sarcoma

• Like other terms derived from neutral Ancient Greek third declension terms, this turns to masculine gender.

• “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], 10 December 2024