Morpheme
-oma
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun suffix denoting disease, tumor, mass, growth; noun suffix denoting a result
Etymology
Ancient Greek -ōma, from verbs in -óō + -ma
Evidence
angioma, blastoma, carcinoma, carcinomas, diploma, epithelioma, glioma, hematoma, lipoma, lymphoma, mesothelioma, neuroblastoma, osteoma, sarcoma, steatocystoma
Notes
English plural -s more common than Ancient Greek -omata
