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

Declension
declension of sortuæxli
n-s 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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