OMA


  1. orderly marketing agreement.

Other definitions for -oma (2 of 2)

-oma

plural -omas, -omata.
  1. a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base: fibroma; melanoma.

Origin of -oma

2
Probably extracted from carcinoma or sarcoma

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British Dictionary definitions for -oma

-oma

n combining form
  1. indicating a tumour: carcinoma

Origin of -oma

1
from Greek -ōma

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Scientific definitions for -oma

-oma

  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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