Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA tumor or swelling of the uvula.
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In Asia, this fungus is valued for its flavor and medicinal properties, considered to be a source of antitumor compounds in the Chinese traditional medicine, being used for topical treatment of sore throat, ophthalmia, staphyloncus, tonsillitis and laryngocele by applying fresh fungus to the sore body part.
2015, Irina A. Kadnikova, Rui Costa, Tatiana K. Kalenik1, Olga N. Guruleva, Shi Yanguo, “Chemical Composition and Nutritional Value of the Mushroom Auricularia auricula-judae”, in Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, volume 3, number 8, page 478
Origin
- Ancient Greekὄγκος“tumor”
- Ancient Greekσταφυλή“bunch of grapes, uvula”
- Englishstaphyloncus
From staphyl- (“uvula”) + -oncus (“tumor”), from Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “bunch of grapes, uvula”) and Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “tumor”).
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