ameboma means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Etymology
From ameba + -oma.
noun
- 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.