linfoma

Italian

Etymology

From linfo- +‎ -oma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /linˈfɔ.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɔma
• Hyphenation: lin‧fò‧ma

Noun

linfoma m (plural linfomi)

1. (oncology, pathology) lymphoma

Further reading

• linfoma in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• linfoma in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• linfoma in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• linfoma in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• linfoma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• filmano

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese linfo-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.?

Ancient Greek -όω (-óō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *-mə

Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)

Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)bor.

Portuguese -oma

Portuguese linfoma

From linfo- + -oma.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lĩˈfõ.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lĩˈfõ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lĩˈfo.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lĩˈfo.mɐ/

• Rhymes: -omɐ
• Hyphenation: lin‧fo‧ma

Noun

linfoma m (plural linfomas)

1. (oncology, pathology) lymphoma (malignant tumour that arises in lymphoid tissue)

Derived terms

• adenolinfoma
• linfoma de Hodgkin

Further reading

• “linfoma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “linfoma”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “linfoma” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “linfoma”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “linfoma”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “linfoma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish linfo-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.?

Ancient Greek -όω (-óō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *-mə

Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)

Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)bor.

Spanish -oma

Spanish linfoma

From linfo- + -oma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /linˈfoma/ [lĩɱˈfo.ma]
• Rhymes: -oma
• Syllabification: lin‧fo‧ma

Noun

linfoma m (plural linfomas)

1. (oncology, pathology) lymphoma

Derived terms

• linfoma de Hodgkin

Further reading

• “linfoma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025