[ məˌlʌskəm kənˌteɪdʒɪ'əʊsəm ]
■ noun Medicine a chronic viral disorder of the skin characterized by groups of small, smooth, painless pinkish nodules.
Origin
C19: from L. molluscum , neut. of molluscus + contagiosum , neut. of contagiosus 'contagious'.