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Definitions

Suffix

1. 1
   A tumour. morpheme
2. 2
   Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”). alt-of, alternative, morpheme, nonstandard, possibly
3. 3
   A hernia. morpheme

Synonyms

All synonyms

oma

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour”; especially “hernia”) (cognate to Serbo-Croatian кила (“hernia”)).

Etymology 2

See -coel.

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