onco-

See also: onco, oncó, oncò, and onco'

English

Etymology

First attested 1857, from New Latin onco- (“tumor”). from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, mass, bulk”).

Prefix

onco-

1. Pertaining to tumors.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with onco-

Derived terms

• oncologist
• oncology
• oncomouse
• onconeural
• oncovaccine

Translations

pertaining to tumors

• Catalan: onco-
• German: onko-
• Russian: онко- (onko-)

Anagrams

• 'coon, Coon, Ocon, cono-, coon

Spanish

Prefix

onco-

1. onco-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with onco-

Further reading

• “onco-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014