phakoma

phakoma

 [fah-ko´mah] 1. an occasional small, grayish white tumor seen microscopically in the retina in tuberous sclerosis.2. a patch of myelinated nerve fibers seen very infrequently in the retina in neurofibromatosis.

pha·co·ma

(fa-kō'mă), A hamartoma found in phacomatosis; often refers to a retinal hamartoma in tuberous sclerosis. Synonym(s): phakoma [phaco- + G. -oma, tumor]

pha·co·ma

(fa-kō'mă) A hamartoma found in phacomatosis; often refers to a retinal hamartoma in tuberous sclerosis.
Synonym(s): phakoma.
[phaco- + G. -oma, tumor]