ameboma

English

Alternative forms

• amoeboma

Etymology

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

rare complication of entamoeba histolytica

• Portuguese: ameboma m

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.meˈbõ.mɐ/

• (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)