Xanthosis is a type of skin-related disease where one has an abnormal yellow discolouration of the skin, resulting from the accumulation of cholesterol within the skin cells. It can also have such effect that there may be a yellowish discoloration of degenerating tissues, especially seen in malignant neoplasms. It was the championship word used in... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthosis
Xan·tho'sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek xanqo`s yellow.] (Medicine) The yellow discoloration often observed in cancerous tumors. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/X/1
Xanthosis: Yellowing of the skin without yellowing of the eyes. In jaundice there is yellowing of both the skin and the whites of the eyes. Xanthosis is associated sometimes with malignancies. Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11835