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-omas

-omas is the plural of -oma.

Meaning of -oma

Suffix

-oma (plural -omata or -omas)

  1. Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity.
  2. (specifically) Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be non-neoplastic or (more often) neoplastic, and (if the latter) either benign or malignant (cancerous); in accord with present-day understanding of histopathology, the suffix is now nonproductive for non-neoplastic senses.
    Synonyms:
    -cele, -coele

Questions about -omas

What is -omas the plural of?
-omas is the plural of -oma.

Words near -omas in the dictionary

  1. -ologist
  2. -ology
  3. -olol
  4. -olone
  5. -oma
  6. -omas
  7. -omata
  8. -omatosis
  9. -omatous
  10. -ome
  11. -ometer

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