See Also: xanthoma(dictionary)
Xanthoma(medicine)
Xanthoma(health)
Eruptive xanthoma(health)
xanthoma tuberosum(medicine)
xanthoma planum(medicine)
xanthoma palpebrarum(medicine)
xanthoma multiplex(medicine)
xanthoma disseminatum(medicine)
xanthoma diabeticorum(medicine)

xanthoma (iou)



xanthoma noun. . M19.
[from XANTHO- + -OMA.]
Medicine. A condition characterized by the formation of yellowish patches or nodules on the skin due to deposition of lipids. Now usu., such a patch or nodule.
xanthoma'tosis noun, pl. -toses , a metabolic disorder marked by the accumulation of lipids in the blood and the presence of multiple and widespread xanthomas E20.
xanthomatous adjective pertaining to or of the nature of xanthoma E20.