onco-


  1. a combining form meaning “tumor,” “mass,” used in the formation of compound words: oncogenic.

Origin of onco-

1
Combining form of Greek ónkos mass, bulk

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British Dictionary definitions for onco-

onco-

combining form
  1. denoting a tumour: oncology

Origin of onco-

1
from Greek onkos

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