gonyoncus

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/ˌɡɒnɪˈɒŋkəs/

noun

A tumor or swelling of the knee; inflammation of the knee joint.

OriginAncient Greek γόνυ →
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Meanings

noungonyoncus (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA tumor or swelling of the knee; inflammation of the knee joint.

    e.g., gonyoncus refers to a "swelling of the knee."

    1999, Mohammad Diab, Lexicon Orthopaedic Etymology, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 227

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὄγκος“tumor”
  2. Ancient Greekγόνυ“knee”
  3. Englishgonyoncus

From gony- (“knee”) + -oncus (“tumor”), from Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”) and Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “tumor”).

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gonyoncus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonyoncus

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Chicago

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