English
adenosarcomaadenosarcoma
From adeno- + sarcoma.
Formed from adeno- + sarcoma
Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷḗn
Ancient Greek ἀδήν ‘gland’
English adeno-
Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- ‘to cut’
Proto-Indo-European *turḱ-s
Ancient Greek σάρξ ‘flesh’
Ancient Greek σάρκωμα
Latin sarcoma
English sarcoma
Today it means
noun An uncommon form of cancer that arises from mesenchymal tissue and has a benign glandular component.
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Etymograph / adenosarcoma
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