haematoma etymology

English word haematoma comes from English -oma, English haemato- (Blood.)

Detailed word origin of haematoma

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-oma English (eng) (pathology) Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity.. (pathology, specifically) Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be benign or cancerous (malignant).
haemato- English (eng) Blood.
haematoma English (eng) (British spelling).

Words with the same origin as haematoma

Descendants of -oma
acanthoma adenoma apudoma astrocytoma branchioma chorioangioma endothelioma fascinoma fibroma genome glioma gyroma keratoangioma lymph melanoma meningioma myoma myomatous neuroma oncogenomic papilloma stercoroma teratoma xyloma
Descendants of haemato-
haematoblast haematocele haematogenesis haematogenetic haematogenous haematoin haematology haematolysis haematopathology haematophagous haematophilia haematophobia haematoplastic haematopoiesis haematopoietic haematoscope haematothermal haematotoxin haematotympanum haematuria