ameboma

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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.

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Meanings

nounameboma (plural amebomas or amebomata)

plural amebomas · plural amebomata · alternative US amoeboma · alternative dated amœboma

  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.

Origin

From ameba + -oma.

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Translations

Portuguese ameboma
  • amebomarare complication of entamoeba histolytica
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APA

ameboma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ameboma

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“ameboma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ameboma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ameboma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ameboma.

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