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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.

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  • mol·luscous adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of molluscum1

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

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