vˌɛɹɪˈɑːmɪks wˌɪtʃ ɐpˈɪɹd ɪnðə lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ bᵻfˌoːɹ vˈɛɹɪˌoʊm wʌz fˈɜːst kˈɔɪnd baɪ pɹəfˈɛsɚ ɹˈɪtʃɚd dˈɪk kˈɑːʔn̩ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː tə dᵻskɹˈaɪb“ðə sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪk stˈʌdi ʌvðɪ ɪfˈɛkt ʌv dʒɪnˈɛɾɪk vˌɛɹɪˈeɪʃən ˌɔn hjˈuːmən hˈɛlθ”.
‘Variomics’ (which appeared in the literature before ‘variome’) was first coined by Professor Richard ‘Dick’ Cotton in 2002 to describe (“The systematic study of the effect of genetic variation on human health”).