molluscum

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.

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[Latin, a kind of fungus, from neuter of molluscus, soft; see mollusk.]

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molluscum - 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)