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Sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism
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xanthoma
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A xanthoma (pl. xanthomas or xanthomata ) (condition: xanthomatosis ), from Greek xanthos , ξανθος, "yellow", is a deposition of yellowish cholesterol -rich material that can appear anywhere in the body in various disease states. They are cutaneous manifestations ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Xanthoma \Xan*tho"ma\, n. [NL. See Xantho- , and -oma .] (Med.) 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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n. (context medicine English) A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint
WordNet
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n. 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
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In a case of Sangster, reported by Politzer, although most of the dermoids, as usual, were like fibroma-nodules and therefore the color of normal skin, those over the mastoid processes and clavicle were lemon-yellow, and were generally thought to be xanthoma until they were excised, and Politzer found they were typical dermoid cysts with the usual contents of degenerated epithelium and hair.
In a case of Sangster, reported by Politzer, although most of the dermoids, as usual, were like fibroma-nodules and therefore the color of normal skin, those over the mastoid processes and clavicle were lemon-yellow, and were generally thought to be xanthoma until they were excised, and Politzer found they were typical dermoid cysts with the usual contents of degenerated epithelium and hair.