Biology
Term:-oma (plural ?omas but according Greek plural ????? ?the plural type of -omata is more correct)
- Teratoma
Term: teratoma Literally meaning: ?unusual condition, monstrous tumor? Origin: Anc Greek?????/teras (=unusual occurrence or phenomenon, monster) +-???/oma(=complete set of, or a condition) Coined/Historyin 1863, by German physician Rudolf Virchow (1821-1905)...
- Psammoma
Term: psammomaLiterally meaning: ?sand tumour?Origin: Anc Greek??????/psammos(= sand)+-???/-oma (suffix denoting state or condition of mass growth)Coined/HistoryBy German physician Rudolf Virchow(1821-1905) to describe a tumour of the meninges that contained...
- Blastoma
Term: blastomaOrigin: Anc Greek ??????> blastos (=sprout, germ) >???-??/valo(=push, throw) + ??????/istimi(=put)+ -???/-oma(=-oma, suffix meaning a state or a condition eg disease condition) CoinedIn 1961 Spencer coined the term pulmonary...
- Melanoma
Term: melanoma Origin: Anc Greek ?????/melas(=dark, black) +-???/-oma (suffix denoting state or condition of mass growth) Coined: Hippocrates was credited with the first description of melanoma and there was no any contribution until 17th cen when Highmore,...
- Glaucoma
Term: glaucoma Origin: An Greek ???????/glaucos(=bluish-green, gray) + ???/oma (=noun suffix used to denote "marked growth). The Greek word for owl was also ?????/glaux. ancient coin from AthensCoined: The ancient Greeks coined the term glaucoma,...
Biology
-oma
Term:-oma (plural ?omas but according Greek plural ????? ?the plural type of -omata is more correct)
Origin: Anc Greek
????/oma (=suffix meaning "complete set of" or a condition eg disease condition )
????/oma (=suffix meaning "complete set of" or a condition eg disease condition )
Definition
Noun suffix meaning marked growth or tumor as in terms :
melanoma, glaucoma, teratoma, meningioma, hamartoma
- Teratoma
Term: teratoma Literally meaning: ?unusual condition, monstrous tumor? Origin: Anc Greek?????/teras (=unusual occurrence or phenomenon, monster) +-???/oma(=complete set of, or a condition) Coined/Historyin 1863, by German physician Rudolf Virchow (1821-1905)...
- Psammoma
Term: psammomaLiterally meaning: ?sand tumour?Origin: Anc Greek??????/psammos(= sand)+-???/-oma (suffix denoting state or condition of mass growth)Coined/HistoryBy German physician Rudolf Virchow(1821-1905) to describe a tumour of the meninges that contained...
- Blastoma
Term: blastomaOrigin: Anc Greek ??????> blastos (=sprout, germ) >???-??/valo(=push, throw) + ??????/istimi(=put)+ -???/-oma(=-oma, suffix meaning a state or a condition eg disease condition) CoinedIn 1961 Spencer coined the term pulmonary...
- Melanoma
Term: melanoma Origin: Anc Greek ?????/melas(=dark, black) +-???/-oma (suffix denoting state or condition of mass growth) Coined: Hippocrates was credited with the first description of melanoma and there was no any contribution until 17th cen when Highmore,...
- Glaucoma
Term: glaucoma Origin: An Greek ???????/glaucos(=bluish-green, gray) + ???/oma (=noun suffix used to denote "marked growth). The Greek word for owl was also ?????/glaux. ancient coin from AthensCoined: The ancient Greeks coined the term glaucoma,...