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carcoma (medicine)


carcoma


Dark red-brown or mahogany-coloured granular material that occurs in human faeces in tropical regions; it yields a chemical reaction similar to that of urobilinogen and is composed of calcium oxide, iron, phosphoric and carbonic acids, urobilinogen, cholerythrogen, and other organic matter in varying proportions.

Origin: Sp. Wood dust under the bark of a tree, caused by the wood louse