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hemangiosarcoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
he-man-giosar-co-ma
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.

Etymology

From hemo- + angio- + sarcoma.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hemangiosarcomas (plural) hemangiosarcomata (plural) haemangiosarcoma (alternative)

Questions

What does hemangiosarcoma mean?
A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
Where does hemangiosarcoma come from?
From hemo- + angio- + sarcoma.

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