English

pseudomass

From pseudo- + mass.

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

Ancient Greek μᾶζα ‘barley-cake, lump of dough’

Latin massa ‘lump, dough’

Anglo-Norman masse

Middle English masse ‘lump, quantity of matter’

English mass

Today it means

noun A constriction, typically of an airway, that has the appearance of a mass

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / pseudomass