xanthoma

/zænˈθoʊmə/

Definitions of xanthoma

1. noun

   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
   types:

   xanthelasma

   xanthoma of the eyelids; occurs chiefly in the elderly

   xanthoma disseminatum

   rare chronic xanthoma of adults in which orange or brownish papules develop on many surfaces of the body

   cholesterosis cutis, lipid granulomatosis, lipoid granulomatosis, xanthoma multiplex, xanthomatosis

   widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism

   type of:

   disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder

   a disease affecting the skin