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XANTHOMA MULTIPLEX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does xanthoma multiplex mean?
• XANTHOMA MULTIPLEX (noun)
The noun XANTHOMA MULTIPLEX has 1 sense:
1. widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism
Familiarity information: XANTHOMA MULTIPLEX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
cholesterosis cutis; lipid granulomatosis; lipoid granulomatosis; xanthoma multiplex; xanthomatosis
Hypernyms ("xanthoma multiplex" is a kind of...):
xanthoma (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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