parophthalmoncus

/ˌpærɒfθælmˈɒŋkəs/

noun

A tumor or swelling near the eye.

OriginAncient Greek παρά →
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Meanings

nounparophthalmoncus (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablemedicineA tumor or swelling near the eye.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὄγκος“tumor”
  2. Ancient Greekὀφθαλμός“eye”
  3. Ancient Greekπαρά“beside, near”
  4. Englishparophthalmoncus

From par- (“near”) + ophthalm(o) (“eye”) + -oncus (“tumor”), from Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “beside, near”), Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”), and Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “tumor”).

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