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-omy

-omy is the obsolete form 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

Origin of -omy

From Latin -omia, from Ancient Greek -ωμία (-ōmía).

Questions about -omy

What is -omy the obsolete form of?
-omy is the obsolete form of -oma.

Words near -omy in the dictionary

  1. -omia
  2. -omic
  3. -omics
  4. -omino
  5. -omize
  6. -omy
  7. -on
  8. -oncus
  9. -one
  10. -onic
  11. -onidine

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