-omatosis

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, -om(a) +‎ -osis.

Suffix

-omatosis

  1. Used to form a noun indicating a condition characterized by abnormal growth, tumors, or masses.
    ‎adenoma + ‎-omatosis → ‎adenomatosis (“cancer characterized by multiple adenomas”)
    ‎chondroma + ‎-omatosis → ‎chondromatosis (“disease characterized by multiple chondromas”)
    ‎melanoma + ‎-omatosis → ‎melanomatosis (“disease characterized by multiple melanomas”)

Derived terms

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