Medical Terminology / Unit 2 MedTerm 0064 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-oma: Tumor or Mass
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The idea
The suffix oma names a tumor or an abnormal mass of the tissue its root identifies.
In practice
A lipoma is a mass of fat tissue.
Where people slip
Oma does not mean cancerous. Most terms in oma name benign growths.
Your place on the trail
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