xanthoma

[ zan-thoh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural xan·tho·mas, xan·tho·ma·ta [zan-, thoh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a yellow papule or nodule in the skin, containing lipid deposits.

xanthoma

/ zænˈθəʊmə /

noun

1. pathol the presence in the skin of fatty yellow or brownish plaques or nodules, esp on the eyelids, caused by a disorder of lipid metabolism

Word History and Origins

Origin of xanthoma¹

First recorded in 1875–80; xanth- + -oma

Example Sentences

The macular or flat (xanthoma planum) and the tubercular (xanthoma tuberculatum or tuberosum).

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In some instances both varieties (xanthoma multiplex) are seen in the same individual.

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In some cases (xanthoma diabeticorum) of general xanthoma diabetes is the causative factor.

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