molluscum

[ muh-luhs-kuhm ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural mol·lus·ca [m, uh, -, luhs, -k, uh].

1. any of various skin conditions characterized by soft, rounded tumors.

Other Words From

• mol·luscous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of molluscum¹

1805–15; < New Latin, Latin: fungus, noun use of neuter of molluscus soft; akin to mollis soft