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-oncus

-oncus suffix: used to form names of conditions involving a tumor, swelling, or mass.

Suffix

-oncus

  1. Used to form names of conditions involving a tumor, swelling, or mass.

Origin of -oncus

From Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “tumor”).

Questions about -oncus

What does -oncus mean?
-oncus means used to form names of conditions involving a tumor, swelling, or mass.
What part of speech is -oncus?
-oncus is a suffix.

Words near -oncus in the dictionary

  1. -omics
  2. -omino
  3. -omize
  4. -omy
  5. -on
  6. -oncus
  7. -one
  8. -onic
  9. -onidine
  10. -onium
  11. -onomics

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