Morpheme
-omatosis
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun suffix denoting a condition characterized by abnormal growth, tumors, or masses
Etymology
suffixal construction from -omata + -osis
Evidence
adenomatosis, angiomatosis, atheromatosis, blastomatosis, carcinomatosis, chondromatosis, fibromatosis, gliomatosis, hamartomatosis, leiomyomatosis, lipomatosis, lymphomatosis, melanomatosis, nephroblastomatosis, sarcomatosis, xanthomatosis
