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Etymology

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From bile +‎ -oma.

Noun

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biloma (countable and uncountable, plural bilomas)

  1. (pathology) An extrabiliary collection of bile (within the abdomen)
    • 2015 August 21, Yoo Kyeong Yeom, Ji Hoon Shin, “Complications of Portal Vein Embolization: Evaluation on Cross-Sectional Imaging”, in Korean Journal of Radiology[1], volume 16, →DOI:
      Sometimes, biloma formation can be caused by bile duct necrosis.