-oma
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek -μα (-ma).
SuffixEdit
- (pathology) Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity.
- (pathology, specifically) Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be benign or cancerous (malignant).
Usage notesEdit
- 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 termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses
AnagramsEdit
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma).
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-oma m
- (pathology) -oma (forms the names of tumours or masses)
- (chiefly biology) -ome (forms the names of masses or sets)
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma).
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-oma m
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “-oma” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.