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Definition of Xanthoma

Xanthoma
Xanthoma Xan*tho"ma, n. [NL. See Xantho-, and -oma.] (Med.) A skin disease marked by the development or irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids; -- called also xanthelasma.

Meaning of Xanthoma from wikipedia

- A xanthoma (pl. xanthomas or xanthomata) (condition: xanthomatosis) is a deposition of yellowish cholesterol-rich material that can appear anywhere in...
- Verruciform xanthoma is an uncommon benign lesion that has a verruciform (wart-like) appearance, but it may appear polypoid, papillomatous, or sessile...
- as a xanthoma when becoming larger and nodular, ****uming tumorous proportions. Xanthelasma is often classified simply as a subtype of xanthoma. Xanthelasma...
- Xanthoma disseminatum is a rare cutaneous condition that preferentially affects males in childhood, characterized by the insidious onset of small, yellow-red...
- heart attack, or stroke (brain). Some indicators of hyperlipidemia are xanthomas, which are yellow "bumps" on the arms, legs, or trunk, or xanthelasmas...
- descend). The first description of PXE that distinguished it from other xanthoma conditions was by Dr Ferdinand-Jean Darrier in 1896. The eponym "Grönblad-Strandberg...
- Xanthoma striatum palmare is a cutaneous condition characterized by xanthomas of the palmar creases which are almost diagnostic for dysbetalipoproteinemia...
- diabeticorum Xanthoma planum (plane xanthoma) Xanthoma striatum palmare Xanthoma tendinosum (tendinous xanthoma) Xanthoma tuberosum Skin conditions resulting...
- degeneration, rupture, and becoming embedded with cholesterol deposits (xanthomas). The Achilles tendon was named in 1693 after the Gr**** hero Achilles...
- indicate its cause, such as white in milia, red in eczema, yellowish in xanthoma and black in melanoma. They may open when scratched and become infected...