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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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The saga began early last year after OMA Construction, which owns Mountain Loop Mine near Granite Falls, opened the 2.67-acre yard near Paine Field as a distribution hub for gravel, rocks and sand.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 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

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 99-year-old museum, also referred to as OMA, was left with a tattered reputation that resulted in its being put on probation by the American Alliance of Museums, the lawsuit said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023

“Consequently, cleaning up the aftermath created by the defendants has cost OMA even more.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023

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