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cytoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cy-toma
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cellular tumor.

Etymology

Either (1) an outdated coinage from the days when word production with the suffix -oma wasn't yet restricted semantically to neoplasms (19th century), or (2) back-formed via slightly misguided rebracketing from various words for tumors (such as astrocytoma, plasmacytoma, histiocytoma, and pheochromocytoma); possibly generated via both routes, if reinvented independently.

Inflected Forms

cytomas (plural) cytomata (plural)

Derived Forms

hepatocytoma melanocytoma oligoastrocytoma pinealocytoma pineocytoma retinocytoma

Phrases

-cytomatous -cyte -oma

Frequently Paired Words

-cyte -oma

Questions

What does cytoma mean?
A cellular tumor.
Where does cytoma come from?
Either (1) an outdated coinage from the days when word production with the suffix -oma wasn't yet restricted semantically to neoplasms (19th century), or (2) back-formed via slightly misguided rebracketing from various words for tumors (such as astrocytoma, plasmacytoma, histiocytoma, and pheochromocytoma); possibly generated via both routes, if reinvented independently.

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