Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chordoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: chor-do-ma
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.

Example Sentences

"The tumors, known as chordomas, eat bone and tissue and have done irreparable damage to her spine. Ms. Haigh, who has a 3-year-old daughter, cannot work while she is undergoing treatment."

Etymology

Etymology tree English chord Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English chordoma From chord + -oma.

Inflected Forms

chordomas (plural) chordomata (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chordoid

Questions

What does chordoma mean?: A slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.
Where does chordoma come from?: Etymology tree English chord Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English chordoma From chord + -oma.

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