-oma

DEFINITION of -oma

It describes any abnormal growth or swelling, historically benign but now often implying malignancy depending on context (e.g., carcinoma vs. hematoma); plural is -omata.

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ETYMOLOGY of -oma

greek From Greek -ωμα (-ōma), suffix added to verbs forming nouns for the result of an action or process, akin to English -tion or -ing (e.g., from aorist stem).

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RELATED TERMS to -oma

Term	Meaning	Prefix/Suffix?	Notes	-
-oma	Growth	-	-	-
-ma	NO	suffix	-	-
-omata	YES	suffix	-	-
-cel-	YES	-	hernia	swelling
-iasis	-	YES	abnormal condition	abnormal presence (of)
nos-	-	YES	illness	-
onc-	YES	-	-	-
path-	-	YES	-	-
-pathy	-	YES	-	-

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DERIVATIONS of -oma

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Med roots dictionary Appendix A Prefixes Appendix B Combining Forms Appendix C Suffixes Appendix D Suffix forms