-oma


-oma

noun suffix
plural -omas also -omata

Definition of -OMA

: tumor <adenoma> <fibroma>

Origin of -OMA

Latin omat-, -oma, from Greek -ōmat-, -ōma, from -ō- (stem vowel of causative verbs in -oun) + -mat-, -ma, suffix denoting result — more at -ment

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