ameboma

English

Alternative forms

amoeboma

Etymology

ameba +‎ -oma

Noun

ameboma (plural amebomas or amebomata)

A rare complication of entamoeba histolytica, where in response to the infecting amoeba there is formation of annular colonic granulation, which results in a large local lesion of the bowel.

Translations

rare complication of entamoeba histolytica

Portuguese: ameboma m

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.meˈbõ.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.meˈbo.ma/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɨˈbo.mɐ/ [ɐ.mɨˈβo.mɐ]

Noun

ameboma m (plural amebomas)

(pathology) ameboma (rare complication of entamoeba histolytica)

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