-oma

//ˈəʊ.mə// suffix

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Definitions

Suffix
  1. 1
    Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity. morpheme
  2. 2
    Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be non-neoplastic or (more often) neoplastic, and (if the latter) either benign or malignant (cancerous); in accord with present-day understanding of histopathology, the suffix is now nonproductive for non-neoplastic senses. morpheme, specifically

Synonyms

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celecoele

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma), from verbs in -όω (-óō) + -μα (-ma) (from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥), which lengthens a preceding vowel.

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