Xanthoma

[zæn'θәumә]

Definition

(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.

Editor: Mary--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A skin disease marked by the development or irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids; -- called also xanthelasma.

Checker: Melanie

Definition

n. a skin disease consisting of a growth of flat or tuberculated yellowish patches often on the eyelids.—adj. Xanthoma′atous.

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