xanthoma

English

Xanthoma

Etymology

From xanth- +‎ -oma.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /zænˈθoʊmə/

Noun

xanthoma (plural xanthomas or xanthomata)

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

Related terms

• xanthomatosis
• xanthomyeloma

Translations

small yellow nodule

• Finnish: ksantooma
• French: xanthome (fr) m
• Italian: xantoma m
• Polish: żółtak (pl) m
• Portuguese: xantoma (pt) m
• Romanian: xantom (ro) n
• Russian: ксанто́ма (ru) f (ksantóma)
• Spanish: xantoma (es) m