lymphoma=الليمفوما

lymphoma=الليمفوما

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY

lymphoma (n.)

pl. lymphomata, 1867, from lymph + -oma.

lymph (n.)

1725 in physiology sense, "colorless fluid found in the body," from Fr. lymphe, from L. lympha "water, clear water, a goddess of water," variant of lumpæ "waters," altered by influence of Gk. nymphe "goddess of a spring, nymph." The word was used earlier in English in the classical sense "pure water, water" (1620s), also (1670s) with reference to colorless fluids in plants. Also see lymphatic. Lymph node is attested from 1892.

-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.