Etymology

-oncus

Today it means: Used to form names of conditions involving a tumor, swelling, or mass. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὄγκος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄγκος“tumor”
  2. English today-oncus

From Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “tumor”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὄγκος all →

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