ameboma

== English == === Alternative forms === amoeboma (US) amœboma (dated) === Etymology === From 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 ==== == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === ameboma m (plural amebomas) (pathology) ameboma (rare complication of entamoeba histolytica) === Further reading === “ameboma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ameboma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026