xanthoma

xan·tho·ma

 (zăn-thō′mə)

n. pl. xan·tho·mas or xan·tho·ma·ta (-mə-tə)

A yellowish-orange, lipid-filled nodule or papule in the skin, often on an eyelid or over a joint.

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xan·thom′a·tous (-thŏm′ə-təs) adj.

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xanthoma

(zænˈθəʊmə)

n

(Pathology) 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

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xanthoma

a skin disease characterized by the formation of yellow neoplastic growths, affecting especially the eyelids. Also called xanthelasma. — xanthomatous, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

xanthoma - 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 disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder - a disease affecting the skin xanthelasma - xanthoma of the eyelids; occurs chiefly in the elderly xanthoma disseminatum - rare chronic xanthoma of adults in which orange or brownish papules develop on many surfaces of the body cholesterosis cutis, lipid granulomatosis, lipoid granulomatosis, xanthoma multiplex, xanthomatosis - widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism

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Translations

xanthome

xan·tho·ma

n. xantoma, formación tumoral de placas o nódulos en la piel;

diabetic ___ → ___ diabético;

disseminated ___ → ___ diseminado;

eruptive ___ → ___ eruptivo;

planar ___ → ___ plano;

___ tendinosum → ___ tendinoso;

___ tuberosum → ___ tuberoso.

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xanthoma

n xantoma m

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