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sarcoma

/sɑɹˈkoʊmə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
sar-co-ma
IPA
/sɑɹˈkoʊmə/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin sarcoma, from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα (sárkōma), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -ωμα (-ōma, “process”) or from Ancient Greek σαρκόω (sarkóō), itself from σάρξ (sárx); by surface analysis, sarc- + -oma.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sarcoma, σάρκωμα, σαρκόω
  • Suffix: σάρξ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɑɹˈkoʊmə/

Inflected Forms

sarcomas (plural) sarcomata (plural)

Derived Forms

adenosarcoma angiosarcoma antisarcoma carcinosarcoma chondromyxosarcoma chondrosarcoma cystosarcoma fibrosarcoma gliosarcoma hemangiosarcoma histiosarcoma leiomyosarcoma

Phrases

Abernethy's sarcoma Ewing sarcoma Ewing's sarcoma hemangioendothelial sarcoma Kaposi's sarcoma Rous sarcoma virus

Rhymes With

homer omer misnomer romer cromer gomer roemer comber bomer tomer rohmer komar

Questions

How do you pronounce sarcoma?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɑɹˈkoʊmə/.
What does sarcoma mean?
A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.
Where does sarcoma come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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