Look up: xanthoma

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   Xanthoma
   Xanthoma is a skin disease characterised by irregular yellowish patches on the eyelids and neck.
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   xanthoma
   [n] - a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules
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   Xanthoma
   Xanthoma: Yellowish firm nodules in the skin frequently indicating underlying disease, such as diabetes, disorder of fats (lipid disorder or hyperlipidemia), or other conditions. A xanthoma is a kind of harmless growth of tissue. Under the microscope, a xanthoma can be seen to be composed of lipid-laden foam cells. These cells, termed histiocytes, ...
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   xanthoma
   Localized lesion of subcutaneous tissues in which there is an accumulation of cholesterol-filled macrophages. Characteristic of primary biliary cirrhosis.
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   Xanthoma
   Xan·tho'ma noun [ New Latin See Xantho- , and -oma .] (Medicine) 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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   xanthoma
   <dermatology> A benign lesion composed of lipid laden foam cells, which are histiocytes containing cytoplasmic lipid material. Also called xanthelasma and causes yellow lesions under the skin. ... (09 Mar 1998) ...
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   xanthoma
   noun 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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   Xanthoma
   A `xanthoma` (or `xanthomata` or `xanthomatosis`) is a deposition of yellowish cholesterol-rich material in tendons and other body parts in various disease states: * Tendon xanthomas (associated with familial hypercholesterolemia, cerebrotendineous xanthomatosis and phytosterolemia) * Palmar xanthomas * Eruptive xanthomas * Tubo-eruptive xanthoma * Xanthoma tuberosum
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   xanthoma
   (zan-tho´mә) a benign tumor composed of lipid-laden foam cells (histiocytes containing lipid material). The most common types are in the skin, but xanthomas also appear elsewhere in the body, such as in bones, the heart, blood vessels, the liver, or other organs. adj., xantho´matous., adj.
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    Xanthoma
    • (n.) 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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    xanthoma
    (xanth- + -oma) a tumour composed of lipid-laden foam cells, which are histiocytes containing cytoplasmic lipid material. Called also xanthelasma.
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    xanthoma
    A yellow nodule or plaque, especially of the skin, composed of lipid-laden histiocytes. [xantho- + G. -oma, tumor]
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