-omata
plural -omas, -omata.
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
fibroma; melanoma.
-oma
combining form
indicating a tumour carcinoma
word origin
from greek -ōma
-oma
from gk. -oma, from -ma, suffix forming neuter nouns; especially taken in medical use as “marked growth, tumor.”
-oma suff.
tumor: lipoma.
-oma
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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