Oma meaning
Tumor.
Lipoma.
suffix
Tumor.
Lymphoma, sarcoma.
affix
A suffix meaning “tumor” or “cancer,” as in carcinoma. Often, the suffix is added to the name of the affected body part, as in lymphoma, cancer of the lymph tissue.
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Origin of oma
- ModL < Gr -ōma, group, mass
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
- New Latin -ōma from Greek -ōma -ōmat- n. suff
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From German Oma.
From Wiktionary