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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 metabolismplay

  Familiarity information: XANTHOMA MULTIPLEX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


XANTHOMA MULTIPLEX (noun)


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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