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Appendix:Variations of "ome" English Pronunciation ōm′ en /ˌəʊm/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ome.wav Southern England en /ˌoʊm/ GenAm,CanE en /ˌəʉm/ AuE en /ˌɐʉm/ AuE,NZE en /ˌom/ ScE en /ˌoːm/ InE en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ome.wav Southern England Etymology 1 Alteration of en -oma, from en grc -ωμα. Only partially cognate to en -some body, from grc σῶμα body, in that both share the case ending grc -μα, but the ω is unrelated. Suffix A mass of something. Derived terms en biome environome exposome genome metabolome metagenome -omics phenome phyllome proteome reactome transcriptome Etymology 2 en mitome, reinforced by en chromosome. Early examples include en biome (1916) and en genome, from de Genom (1920). Some association with genetics due to occurrence in en chromosome and en genome. Suffix en biology The complete whole of a class of substances for a species or an individual. Derived terms en Related terms en -omics See also Appendix:Suffixes -ome and -omics en -some References Anagrams en emo EOM Moe MoE MOE emo moé OEM Emo Meo moe Eom French Etymology From fr grc -ωμα. Pronunciation Suffix m fr pathology oncology -oma fr -oma fr mélano- mélanome<t:melanoma> surface etymology fr biology -ome fr bio- biome<t:biome> Derived terms fr fr adamantinome condylome embryome endocannabinoidome épitheliome glioblastome hépatome hygrome lépome méningiome mycétome myélome neurome nevrome odontome ostéome papillome pinéalome psammome staphylome Polish Pronunciation Suffix pl suffix form pl -omy n nom//acc//voc s ; nv nom//acc//voc p