Etymology

oncoplastic

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Today it means: Describing plastic surgery that mitigates the physical effects of cancer Full definition →

English plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
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  1. Ancient Greekὄγκος (ónkos)
  2. New Latinonco-
  3. Englishonco-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  5. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  6. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  7. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  8. Latinplasticus
  9. Englishplastic
  10. English todayoncoplastic

From onco- + plastic.

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