Where does “astrocytoma” come from?

Astrocytoma comes from English astrocyte, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον and ἀστήρ meaning "star," from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, ultimately from the root h₂eHs-.

astrocytoma (English): A cancer of the brain that originates in...

Definitions

  1. A cancer of the brain that originates in...

Ancestry of “astrocytoma”, step by step

astrocytoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English oma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishomagrandmother, grandma
2Tibetanའོ་མmilk
3Tibetanམmother; goddess; negates the following verb in...
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via English astrocyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishastrocyteA neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the...
2EnglishcyteSynonym of cell; Obsolete form of city
3Ancient Greekκῠ́τοςhollow”, “vessel

Words derived from “astrocytoma”

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