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gonyoncus

/ˌɡɒnɪˈɒŋkəs/

gonyoncus noun: a tumor or swelling of the knee; inflammation of the knee joint.

Noun

gonyoncus (uncountable)

  1. A tumor or swelling of the knee; inflammation of the knee joint.
    • e.g., gonyoncus refers to a "swelling of the knee."1999, Mohammad Diab, Lexicon Orthopaedic Etymology, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 227

Origin of gonyoncus

From gony- (“knee”) + -oncus (“tumor”), from Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”) and Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “tumor”).

Questions about gonyoncus

What does gonyoncus mean?
Gonyoncus means a tumor or swelling of the knee; inflammation of the knee joint.
What part of speech is gonyoncus?
Gonyoncus is a noun.
How do you pronounce gonyoncus?
Gonyoncus is pronounced /ˌɡɒnɪˈɒŋkəs/.

Words near gonyoncus in the dictionary

  1. Gonyers
  2. gonyleptid
  3. gonyleptids
  4. gonyleptoid
  5. gonyleptoids
  6. gonyoncus
  7. Gonyou
  8. gonys
  9. Gonzaga
  10. Gonzagas
  11. Gonzales

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