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gonyoncus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɡɒnɪˈɒŋkəs/

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noun

Meaning 1

A tumor or swelling of the knee; inflammation of the knee joint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From gony- (“knee”) + -oncus (“tumor”), from Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”) and Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “tumor”).