Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraganglioma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: para-gan-glioma
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare and typically benign neoplasm that can be found in the abdomen, thorax, or head and neck region.

Example Sentences

"In the bulletin for April 24, 1911, of the French Association for the Study of Cancer was presented a paper by Alezais and Peyron on the "Histogenesis of Carotid Paragangliomata." This elaborate histologic study, however, contributes little new or of importance to our knowledge of the nature of carcinoma."
"The third type of growth derived from the sympathetic system is the chromaffine tumor, or paraganglioma, as it is often called, because of its origin from the paraganglia."
"The exact site of origin is often difficult to determine because paragangliomas can arise from within the canaliculi of the temporal bone, the jugular fossa, and the middle ear cleft, which are in close proximity to each other."

Etymology

From paraganglion + -oma.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: paraganglion
Suffix: -oma

Inflected Forms

paragangliomas (plural) paragangliomata (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

paraganglion

Synonyms

chemodectoma

Questions

What does paraganglioma mean?: A rare and typically benign neoplasm that can be found in the abdomen, thorax, or head and neck region.
Where does paraganglioma come from?: From paraganglion + -oma.

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