Sunday, 18 November 2012

Melanoma=الورم الميلانيني


Melanoma=الورم الميلانيني

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:

melanoma (n.)
"tumor containing melanin," 1826, medical Latin, from Gk. melas (gen. melanos) "black" (see melanin) + -oma.


melanin (n.)
dark brown or black pigment found in animal bodies, 1832, Modern Latin, with chemical suffix -in (2); first element from Gk. melas (gen. melanos) "black," from PIE root *mel- "dark, soiled, dirty" (cf. Skt. malinah "dirty, stained, black," Lith. melynas "blue," L. mulleus "reddish"). Related: Melanism; melanistic.
-oma
word-forming element, from Gk. -oma, with lengthened stem vowel + -ma, suffix forming neuter nouns and nouns that indicate result of verbal action (equivalent of L. -men); especially taken in medical use as "morbid growth, tumor," based on sarcoma, carcinoma.

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