-oma
tumor, swelling
From Greek -oma, noun ending for the result of an action
Meaning
What does -oma mean?
-oma is a suffix meaning tumor, swelling. It comes from Greek -oma, noun ending for the result of an action.
Not every -oma is cancer: a lipoma is benign, a carcinoma malignant, and a hematoma is just pooled blood.
In real words
Medical words with -oma
a benign (not cancer) tumor made of fat cells, usually a soft lump under the skin
a cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs · In the dictionary
a benign (not cancer) tumor of glandular tissue
a collection of mostly clotted blood in a tissue, organ or body space, from a broken blood vessel · UK spelling: haematoma
a cancer that starts in melanocytes, the pigment cells, usually in the skin or a mole
a benign tumor made of muscle tissue
a blood cancer in which abnormal plasma cells, a type of white blood cell, build up in the bone marrow
a tumor of the thymus, the lymphatic organ in the chest behind the breastbone
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- 1.5 Common Suffixes – Medical Terminology 2e
- 1.4 – Suffix – Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e
- -OMA Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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Disease and symptoms
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