noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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.

Etymology

From ameba + -oma.

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