Meaning
suffix-oma
tumor, mass
GreekGeneral
Terms built from -oma
12 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -oma marked.
-oma decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root phe/o means “dark”.
- The root chrom/o means “color”.
- The root cyt/o means “cell”.
- The suffix -oma means “tumor”.
- Together: Tumor of the adrenal medulla causing excess hormones.
- The root oste/o means “bone”.
- The root sarc/o means “flesh”.
- The suffix -oma means “tumor”.
- Together: Malignant bone tumor.
- The root lei/o means “smooth”.
- The root my/o means “muscle”.
- The suffix -oma means “tumor”.
- Together: Benign uterine muscle tumor; fibroid.
Parts that combine with -oma
Word parts that appear alongside -oma in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
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