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Definition: Xanthomatosis |
XanthomatosisNoun1. Widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | A condition of morphologic change in which there is accumulation of lipids in the large foam cells of tissues. It is the cutaneous manifestation of lipidosis in which plasma fatty acids and lipoproteins are quantitatively changed. The xanthomatous eruptions have several different distinct morphologies dependent upon the specific form taken by the disease. (references) |
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Synonyms: XanthomatosisSynonyms: cholesterosis cutis (n), lipid granulomatosis (n), lipoid granulomatosis (n), xanthoma multiplex (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Xanthomatosis |
| Specialty definitions using "xanthomatosis": Diabetes Mellitus, Lipoatrophic ♦ Wolman Disease. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Specific leukodystrophies include metachromatic leukodystrophy, Krabbe leukodystrophy, adrenoleukodystrophy, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, Canavan disease, Alexander disease, Zellweger syndrome, Refsum disease, and cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. (references) | |
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Expression using "xanthomatosis": xanthomatosis corneae. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
xanthomatosis cerebrotendinous | 3 |
xanthomatosis | 2 |
eruptive xanthomatosis | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "xanthomatosis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | fedtdegeneration (adipose degeneration, dystrophia adiposa corneae, fatty degeneration, steatosis, steatosis corneae, xanthomatosis corneae). (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | dystrophia adiposa corneae (dystrophia adiposa corneae, steatosis corneae, xanthomatosis corneae). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | dégénérescence graisseuse de la cornée (xanthomatosis corneae). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Dystrophia adiposa corneae (dystrophia adiposa corneae, steatosis corneae, xanthomatosis corneae). (various references) | ||||||||||
Hebrew | כתממת (xanthosis). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | anthomatosisxay xantomatosis de la córnea (dystrophia adiposa corneae, steatosis corneae, xanthomatosis corneae), distrofia adiposa de la córnea (dystrophia adiposa corneae, steatosis corneae, xanthomatosis corneae). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-h-i-m-n-o-o-s-s-t-t-x" | |
-2 letters: taxonomists. | |
-3 letters: anatomists, taxonomist. | |
-4 letters: anatomist, antiatoms, ostinatos, shamanist, taxations, xanthomas. | |
-5 letters: amotions, anosmias, antiatom, astonish, atomists, mahonias, manihots, mantissa, ostinato, ottomans, satanism, satanist, shaitans, staminas, stasimon, stations, taxation, thanatos, xanthoma. | |
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