ameboma

ameboma

 [am″e-bo´mah] a tumorlike mass caused by granulomatous reaction in the intestines in amebiasis.

a·me·bo·ma

(ă'mē-bō'mă), A nodular, tumorlike focus of proliferative inflammation sometimes developing in chronic amebiasis, especially in the wall of the colon. Synonym(s): amebic granuloma [ameba + G. -oma, tumor]

a·me·bo·ma

(am'ē-bō'mă) A nodular, tumorlike focus of proliferative inflammation sometimes developing in chronic amebiasis, especially in the wall of the colon.
Synonym(s): amebic granuloma.
[ameba + G. -oma, tumor]

Ameboma

A mass of tissue that can develop on the wall of the colon in response to amebic infection.Mentioned in: Amebiasis