What Does the Word Onkos Mean?

Greek, literally, bulk, mass.

What does oncos mean in Greek?

Origin of the word cancer

Galen (130-200 AD), another Greek physician, used the word oncos (Greek for swelling) to describe tumors. Although the crab analogy of Hippocrates and Celsus is still used to describe malignant tumors, Galen's term is now used as a part of the name for cancer specialists – oncologists.

What is the meaning of Flook?

[ flook ] SHOW IPA. / fluk / PHONETIC RESPELLING. noun. an accidental advantage; stroke of good luck: He got the job by a fluke. an accident or chance happening.

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