A hamartoma found in phacomatosis; often refers to a retinal hamartoma in tuberous sclerosis. ... Synonym: phakoma. ... Origin: phaco-+ G. -oma, tumour ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: fa-kō′mă Definitions: 1. A hamartoma found in phacomatosis; often refers to a retinal hamartoma in tuberous sclerosis. Synonyms: phakoma
phakoma, phacoma Any of the hamartomas found characteristically in the phakomatoses; one example is the herald lesion of tuberous sclerosis.