The word 'sarcoma' originally came from Greek as 'sark-oma'

'Sarcoma' is a word borrowed from Greek 'sark-oma'. The word entered the English language some time around 1804.

sarcoma [noun] [1804]

A malignant tumor arising in tissue (as connective tissue, bone, cartilage, or striated muscle) of mesodermal origin

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note: Derived from Greek sarkōma meaning a fleshy excrescence from *sark-*sarx (flesh) + -oma (a suffix indicating a tumor or growth).
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek 'sarkōmat-, sarkōma' fleshy growth, from 'sarkoun' to grow flesh, from 'sark-, sarx'

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