sialadenoncus

S1I1A1L1A1D2E1N1O1N1C3U1S1
/ˌsaɪəlˌædɪnˈɒŋkəs/

noun

A tumor or swelling of a salivary gland.

OriginAncient Greek σίαλον →
Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsialadenoncus (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablemedicineA tumor or swelling of a salivary gland.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὄγκος“tumor”
  2. Ancient Greekἀδήν“gland”
  3. Ancient Greekσίαλον“saliva”
  4. Englishsialadenoncus

From sial(o)- (“saliva”) + aden- (“gland”) + -oncus (“tumor”), from Ancient Greek σίαλον (síalon, “saliva”), Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”), and Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “tumor”).

More words from Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

sialadenoncus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sialadenoncus

MLA

“sialadenoncus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sialadenoncus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sialadenoncus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sialadenoncus.

Source: sialadenoncus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.