LIPOID GRANULOMATOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("lipoid granulomatosis" is a kind of...):

xanthoma (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)

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