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xanthoma |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: xanthoma n : 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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