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fe·ca·lo·ma

(fē'kă-lō'mă),

An accumulation of inspissated feces in the colon or rectum giving the appearance of an abdominal tumor.

Synonym(s): coproma, fecal tumor, scatoma, stercoroma

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cop·ro·ma

(kop-rō'mă)

An accumulation of inspissated feces in the colon or rectum giving the appearance of an abdominal tumor.
Synonym(s): fecaloma, stercoroma.

[copro- + G. -ōma, tumor]

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