-oma

See also: oma, Oma, OMA, omã, Omã, omā, and öma

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -μα (-ma).

Suffix

-oma (plural -omata or -omas)

1. (pathology) Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity.
2. (pathology, specifically) Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be benign or cancerous (malignant).

Usage notes

• For most nouns formed with -oma, the plural in -omas is more common, because the suffix has been naturalized into English, but the plural in -omata is often preferred by people who believe that the Greek inflection needs to be retained.

Derived terms

► English words suffixed with -oma

• ameloblastoma
• atheroma
• glaucoma
• granuloma

 

Translations

suffix forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity

• Dutch: -oom (nl)
• Finnish: -ooma

• Irish: -óma m

suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses

• Catalan: -oma m
• Dutch: -oom (nl)
• Finnish: -ooma

• Irish: -óma m
• Portuguese: -oma (pt) m
• Spanish: -oma (es)

Anagrams

• Amo, Amo., MAO, MOA, Mao, mao, moa

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.mɐ/

Suffix

-oma m

1. (pathology) -oma (forms the names of tumours or masses)

   ‎linfo- (“lympho”) + ‎-oma → ‎linfoma (“lymphoma”)

2. (chiefly biology) -ome (forms the names of masses or sets)

   ‎bio- (“bio-”) + ‎-oma → ‎bioma (“biome”)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoma/

Suffix

-oma m

1. (pathology) -oma

Derived terms

► Spanish words suffixed with -oma

Further reading

• “-oma” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.