xanthoma

English

Xanthoma

Etymology

Etymology tree

English xanth-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.?

Ancient Greek -όω (-óō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)

Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der.

English -oma

English xanthoma

From xanth- + -oma.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /zænˈθoʊmə/

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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