Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liposarcoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: li-posar-co-ma
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- English sarcoma English liposarcoma From lipo- + sarcoma.

Inflected Forms

liposarcomas (plural) liposarcomata (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

liposarcomatous

Questions

What does liposarcoma mean?: Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue
Where does liposarcoma come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- English sarcoma English liposarcoma From lipo- + sarcoma.

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