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English noun: xanthoma

1. xanthoma (state) 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


Broader (hypernym)disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder


Narrower (hyponym)cholesterosis cutis, lipid granulomatosis, lipoid granulomatosis, xanthelasma, xanthoma disseminatum, xanthoma multiplex, xanthomatosis









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