-omatous

suffix

Used to form an adjective meaning "possession of or relation to" from nouns ending in -oma or -omata.

“scotoma + -omatous → scotomatous (“in relation to scotomata”)”

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Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form an adjective meaning "possession of or relation to" from nouns ending in -oma or -omata.

    scotoma + -omatous → scotomatous (“in relation to scotomata”)

    2 more examples

    carcinoma + -omatous → carcinomatous (“in relation to carcinomas”)

    glaucoma + -omatous → glaucomatous (“in relation to glaucoma”)

Origin

By surface analysis, -omat(a) + -ous.

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Cite this entry
APA

-omatous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-omatous

MLA

“-omatous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-omatous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-omatous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-omatous.

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