xanthelasma

See also: xanthélasma

English

Etymology

From New Latin xanthelasma, from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) + ἔλασμα (élasma, “metal plate, foil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zænθɪˈlæzmə/

Noun

xanthelasma (plural xanthelasmas or xanthelasmata)

1. A deposit of cholesterol on the eyelid.

Derived terms

• xanthelasmic
• xanthelasmoidea

Related terms

• xanthoma

Descendants

• New Latin: xanthelasmoideus

Translations

eyelid cholesterol deposit

• Arabic: لُوَيْحَة صَفْرَاء (luwayḥa(t) ṣafrāʔ)