What is "xanthosis"

Xanthosis \Xan*tho"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xanqo`s yellow.] (Med.) The yellow discoloration often observed in cancerous tumors.

1857, Modern Latin, from Greek xanthos (see xantho-) + -osis.

n. (context pathology English) A yellowish discolouration of tissues undergoing degeneration.

n. an abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin

Xanthosis is a yellowish discoloration of degenerating tissue chemical tissues, especially seen in malignant neoplasms. Can be differentiated clinically from jaundice as the sclerae are coloured yellow in jaundice, but are not discoloured in xanthosis.