καρκίνωμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καρκινόω (karkinóō, to suffer from cancer) + -μα (-ma), from καρκίνος (karkínos, crab).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰρκῐ́νωμᾰ • (karkínōma) n (genitive κᾰρκῐνώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. (oncology) eating sore or ulcer; cancer

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: carcinōma

Further reading

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