φῦμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-mn̥. By surface analysis, φύω (phúō, to grow) +‎ -μα (-ma). Sanskrit भूमन् (bhūman, world, territory).

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Noun

φῦμᾰ • (phûmăn (genitive φῡ́μᾰτος); third declension

  1. (oncology, pathology) growth, tumor

Declension

Derived terms

  • ἔκφῡμα (ékphūma)
  • πρόσφῡμα (prósphūma)
  • φῡματίας (phūmatías)
  • φῡμάτιον (phūmátion)
  • φῡματόομαι (phūmatóomai)
  • φῡματώδης (phūmatṓdēs)

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