Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acanthoma adenoides cysticum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: acan-thoma ade-noides -cys-ticum
IPA

44

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cystic tumor that is hereditary and occurs on the chest and face among other regions.

Uncountable

Etymology

From acanth- + -oma (“tumor consisting of a specified cell”) + from Ancient Greek ἀδενοειδής (adenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) + Latin cystis (“cyst”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: acanth-
Root: ἀδενοειδής, cystis
Suffix: -oma

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does acanthoma adenoides cysticum mean?: A cystic tumor that is hereditary and occurs on the chest and face among other regions.
Where does acanthoma adenoides cysticum come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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