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oma — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Oma noun An informal word for grandmother, used especially in German-influenced English.

Senses

oma is used for these senses in English:

  • oma (pathology, specifically) Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be non-neoplastic or (more often) neoplastic, and (if the latter) either benign or malignant (cancerous); in accord with present-day understanding of histopathology, the suffix is now nonproductive for non-neoplastic senses.
  • wych elm An elm (Ulmus glabra) found in northern and western Europe.