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-oma — n. forming nouns denoting tumours and other abnormal growths (carcinoma). Etymology: mod.L f. Gk oma suffix denoting the result of verbal action * * * pl. omas, omata. a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base … Useful english dictionary
OMA — orderly marketing agreement. * * * OMA «OH muh», noun. U.S. Orderly Marketing Agreement (an agreement between governments that restricts imports of a product when it jeopardizes employment, production, and sales of the importing country s… … Useful english dictionary
-oma — A tumor or neoplasm. [G. oma, suffix forming nouns from some verb stems] * * * suffix denoting a tumour. Examples: hepatoma (of the liver); lymphoma (of the lymph nodes). * * * [Gr. ōma, noun forming suffix] a word termination meaning tumor… … Medical dictionary
-oma — from Gk. oma, with lengthened stem vowel + ma, suffix forming neuter nouns and nouns that indicate result of verbal action (equivalent of L. men); especially taken in medical use as morbid growth, tumor, based on SARCOMA (Cf. sarcoma), CARCINOMA… … Etymology dictionary
-oma — [ō′mə] [ModL < Gr ōma, group, mass] suffix tumor [lymphoma, sarcoma] … English World dictionary
-oma — suffix (forming nouns) denoting tumours and other abnormal growths: carcinoma. Derivatives omatous suffix. Origin mod. L., from a Gk suffix denoting the result of verbal action … English new terms dictionary
-oma — o masuff. [Gr. ?, ?.] A suffix used in medical terms to denote a morbid condition of some part, usually some kind of tumor; as in fibroma, glaucoma. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-oma — noun suffix (plural omas; also omata) Etymology: Latin omat , oma, from Greek ōmat , ōma, from ō (stem vowel of causative verbs in oun) + mat , ma, suffix denoting result more at ment tumor < adenoma > < fibroma > … New Collegiate Dictionary
-oma — pl. omas, omata. a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base: fibroma; melanoma. [prob. extracted from CARCINOMA or SARCOMA] * * * … Universalium
-oma — pl. omas, omata aff. a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base: fibroma; melanoma[/ex] … From formal English to slang
