| NOUN | state | xanthoma | a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules |
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| Meaning | 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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| Narrower | xanthelasma | xanthoma of the eyelids |
| xanthoma disseminatum | Rare chronic xanthoma of adults in which orange or brownish papules develop on many surfaces of the body | |
| xanthomatosis, xanthoma multiplex, cholesterosis cutis, lipid granulomatosis, lipoid granulomatosis | widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees) | |
| Broader | skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder | A disease affecting the skin |
| Spanish | xantoma | |
| Catalan | xantoma | |
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