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xanthomatosis

xanthomatosis noun: a disorder in which excess lipid accumulates in the body and produces xanthomas.

Noun

xanthomatosis (countable and uncountable, plural xanthomatoses)

  1. A disorder in which excess lipid accumulates in the body and produces xanthomas

Forms of xanthomatosis

pluralxanthomatoses

Origin of xanthomatosis

From xanthoma + -osis. By surface analysis, xanth- + -omatosis.

Questions about xanthomatosis

What does xanthomatosis mean?
Xanthomatosis means a disorder in which excess lipid accumulates in the body and produces xanthomas.
What part of speech is xanthomatosis?
Xanthomatosis is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthomatosis?
The plural of xanthomatosis is xanthomatoses.

Words near xanthomatosis in the dictionary

  1. xantholysins
  2. xanthoma
  3. xanthomas
  4. xanthomata
  5. xanthomatoses
  6. xanthomatosis
  7. xanthomatotic
  8. xanthomatous
  9. xanthomegnin
  10. Xanthomelanoi
  11. xanthomelanous

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