onchocercoma

onchocercoma

 [ong″ko-ser-ko´mah] one of the dermal or subcutaneous nodules containing Onchocerca volvulus in human onchocerciasis.

on·cho·cer·co·ma

(on'kō-ser-kō'mă), Nodule containing adult worms of Onchocera volvulus. [Onchocerca, taxonomic term, + -oma]

on·cho·cer·co·ma

(on'kō-ser-kō'mă) In humans, nodule containing adult worms of Onchocera volvulus. Other species of Onchocera can produce onchocercomas in many other mammals, especially horses and cattle. [Onchocerca, taxonomic term, + -oma]