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  OMA

  orderly marketing agreement.
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  -oma

  a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base.
• –oma
  –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.

OMA

¹ American  

1. orderly marketing agreement.

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-oma ² American  

-omas, plural -omata plural

1. a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base.

   fibroma; melanoma.

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-oma British  

combining form

1. indicating a tumour

   carcinoma

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–oma Scientific  

1. 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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Usage

What does -oma mean? The suffix -oma is used to name tumors. The suffix -oma is used in many medical terms, especially in pathology. The suffix -oma is probably taken from words like sarcoma and carcinoma. Sarcoma comes from the Greek sárkōma, meaning "fleshy growth," and carcinoma from the Greek, karkínōma, "sore, ulcer, cancer.”When used in the plural, -oma can be either -omas or -omata, as in lipomas or lipomata. What are variants of -oma?Especially in biology terms, the suffix -oma becomes -ome, as in rhizome, and indicates a mass or specific kind of part.

Etymology

Origin of -oma

Probably extracted from carcinoma or sarcoma

Example Sentences

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OMA -oma

The gravel yard’s owner is Maple Valley-based OMA Construction, which uses the site in coordination with its Mountain Loop Mine, near Granite Falls.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2024

The discord spiked in January, when the dispute made news headlines and an attorney for OMA Construction sent a cease-and-desist letter warning Fairmount’s principal to stop making complaints.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024

Rather than shut down the yard immediately, officials directed OMA Construction to apply for permits by September and discussed noise and dust mitigation measures the yard could take.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024

“The county has been more than patient with OMA Construction while school teachers, parents and children have suffered the consequences,” he wrote.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024

Interviews with staff at OMA and former trustees show there is growing frustration with the museum’s legal and crisis management expenses.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

The present in the first conjugation keeps the reduplication of the stem, and changes the final e to -oma.

From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood