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xanthoma

[ zan-thoh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.
, plural xan·tho·mas, xan·tho·ma·ta [zan-, thoh, -m, uh, -t, uh].
  1. a yellow papule or nodule in the skin, containing lipid deposits.


xanthoma

/ zænˈθəʊmə /

noun

  1. pathol the presence in the skin of fatty yellow or brownish plaques or nodules, esp on the eyelids, caused by a disorder of lipid metabolism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of xanthoma1

First recorded in 1875–80; xanth- + -oma
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Example Sentences

The macular or flat (xanthoma planum) and the tubercular (xanthoma tuberculatum or tuberosum).

In some instances both varieties (xanthoma multiplex) are seen in the same individual.

In some cases (xanthoma diabeticorum) of general xanthoma diabetes is the causative factor.

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