Etymology

oncotic

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Today it means: Relating to osmotic pressure caused by the presence of colloids. Full definition →

New Latin onco- ← Ancient Greek ὄγκος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄγκος“lump, mass, bulk”
  2. New Latin · derived fromonco-“tumor”
  3. English todayoncotic

From New Latin onco- (“tumor”), from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, mass, bulk”) + -tic.

Words from the same roots

New Latinonco- all →

onco-oncotripsy

Ancient Greekὄγκος all →

onchocerciasisarthroncusgonyoncusmaschaloncusonco--oncusparophthalmoncussialadenoncusstaphyloncus

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