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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

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(Med.)

A skin disease marked by the development or irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids; – called also

xanthelasma

xanthoma ‎(plural xanthomas or xanthomata)

(medicine) A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint