ameboma

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ameba +‎ -oma.

Noun

ameboma (plural amebomas or amebomata)

  1. 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

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)

  1. (pathology) ameboma (rare complication of entamoeba histolytica)
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