Definitions for xanthoma

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. xanthoma(noun)

    a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism

Wiktionary

  1. xanthoma(Noun)

    A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint

  2. Origin: From xantho- + -oma.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Xanthoma(noun)

    a skin disease marked by the development or irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids; -- called also xanthelasma


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