The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromσάρκωμα“fleshy growth”
- English todayAbernethy's sarcoma
Named after John Abernethy, English surgeon, + New Latin, from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα (sárkōma, “fleshy growth”), from σαρκόω (sarkóō, “become fleshy”), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekσάρκωμα all →
sarcoma
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.