English
macrocarcinoma
From macro- + carcinoma.
Formed from macro- + carcinoma
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Ancient Greek καρκίνος ‘crab’
Ancient Greek καρκινόω ‘to suffer from cancer’
Ancient Greek κᾰρκῐ́νωμᾰ ‘sore, ulcer’
Latin carcinōma ‘tumour’
English carcinoma
Today it means
noun A single, relatively large carcinoma
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macrocarcinoma