sortuæxli

Icelandic

Etymology

From sortu- (“black”) +‎ æxli (“tumor”) where sortu (“of or pertaining to the colour black”) is the genitive of sorta (“a black colour, a black dye”).

Noun

sortuæxli n (genitive singular sortuæxlis, nominative plural sortuæxli)

  1. (oncology, pathology) melanoma (a dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin)

Declension

Declension of sortuæxli (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sortuæxli sortuæxlið sortuæxli sortuæxlin
accusative sortuæxli sortuæxlið sortuæxli sortuæxlin
dative sortuæxli sortuæxlinu sortuæxlum sortuæxlunum
genitive sortuæxlis sortuæxlisins sortuæxla sortuæxlanna

Derived terms

  • belgfrumusortuæxli (“balloon cell melanoma”)
  • hnúðlaga sortuæxli (synonyms hnökramein, nodular melanoma)
  • sortuæxlager (“melanomatosis”)
  • sortulaust sortuæxli (“amelanotic melanoma”)
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