sortuæxli
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From sortu- (“black”) + æxli (“tumor”) where sortu (“of or pertaining to the colour black”) is the genitive of sorta (“a black colour, a black dye”).
Noun[edit]
sortuæxli n (genitive singular sortuæxlis, nominative plural sortuæxli)
- (oncology, pathology) melanoma (a dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin)
Declension[edit]
declension of sortuæxli
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sortuæxli | sortuæxlið | sortuæxli | sortuæxlin |
accusative | sortuæxli | sortuæxlið | sortuæxli | sortuæxlin |
dative | sortuæxli | sortuæxlinu | sortuæxlum | sortuæxlunum |
genitive | sortuæxlis | sortuæxlisins | sortuæxla | sortuæxlanna |
Derived terms[edit]
- belgfrumusortuæxli (balloon cell melanoma)
- hnúðlaga sortuæxli (synonyms hnökramein, nodular melanoma)
- sortuæxlager (melanomatosis)
- sortulaust sortuæxli (amelanotic melanoma)