Blastoma etymology

English

English word blastoma comes from English -oma, English blasto- (Bud; budding; germination.)

Etymology of blastoma

Detailed word origin of blastoma

Dictionary entry Language Definition
-oma English (en) (pathology) Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity.. (pathology, specifically) Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be benign or cancerous (malignant).
blasto- English (en) Bud; budding; germination.
blastoma English (en) (pathology) A tumour that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells or blasts.

Words with the same origin as blastoma

Descendants of -oma

acanthoma teratoma

Descendants of blasto-

blastomere