-oma

Suffix Routine Blood Collections

Tumor or mass.

Example: hematoma (a mass of leaked blood under the skin)

Sources

• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
• Medical-Surgical Nursing, Chapter 31 Key Terms · OpenStax

Terms built with -oma

• hematomaSwelling from blood leaking into tissue at the puncture, for example when the needle goes through the vein…

Related terms

• -meterInstrument for measuring.
• -metryProcess of measuring.
• -oidResembling or like.
• -ole, -uleSmall.
• -opiaVision condition.
• -opsyViewing or examination.
• -osisAbnormal condition or increase.
• -ostomy, -stomySurgical creation of an opening.

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