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xanthoma

xant·homa

US/zænˈθoʊmə/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From xanth- + -oma.

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