A discrete nodule of granulomatous inflammation (including the healed stage) caused by a helminth or its products, so termed on the basis of certain gross resemblances to a neoplasm. ... Origin: G. Helmins, worm, + -oma, tumour ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(hel″min-tho´mә) a tumor caused by a parasitic worm.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hel′min-thō′mă Definitions: 1. A discrete nodule of granulomatous inflammation (including the healed stage) caused by a helminth or its products, so termed on the basis of certain gross resemblances to a neoplasm.
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