OMA
orderly marketing agreement.
Other definitions for -oma (2 of 2)
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base: fibroma; melanoma.
Origin of -oma
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How to use OMA in a sentence
The officers warned my cowering OMA (grandma) what might await the cousin if she ever did return.
OMA carefully drew the little clay pots from the fire, and after they had cooled she examined them.
The Silent Readers | William D. LewisThe next day OMA made baskets lined with clay, and then, putting them on flat stones, pushed them into the heat of the fire.
The Silent Readers | William D. LewisAt the fire feast the cooking of OMA made as great an impression as the wisdom and strength of Ang.
The Silent Readers | William D. LewisHow beautiful was the ruddy brown sheen of OMA's hair and the light in her eyes as she welcomed him!
The Silent Readers | William D. Lewis
All through the long cold winter Ang and OMA fed the fire, and Om grew well and strong again.
The Silent Readers | William D. Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for -oma
indicating a tumour: carcinoma
Origin of -oma
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for -oma
A suffix meaning tumor or cancer, as in carcinoma. Often, the suffix is added to the name of the affected body part, as in lymphoma, cancer of the lymph tissue.
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