XANTHOMA


Meaning of XANTHOMA in English

[ zan'θəʊmə ]

■ noun ( plural ~s or ~ta -mətə ) Medicine an irregular yellow patch or nodule on the skin, caused by deposition of lipids.

Origin

C19: from Gk xanthos 'yellow' + -oma .

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