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molluscum

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mol·lus·cum  (m-lskm)
n. pl. mol·lus·ca (-k)
Any of various skin diseases in which soft spherical tumors form on the face or other part of the body.
[Latin, a kind of fungus, from neuter of molluscus, soft; see mollusk.]
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Noun1.molluscum - any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodulesmolluscum - any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules
disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder - a disease affecting the skin
molluscum contagiosum - a virus disease of the skin marked by round white swellings; transmitted from person to person (most often in children or in adults with impaired immune function)
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