zanthoma

(zan-tho'mah) [G. xanthos, yellow.] A skin disease characterized by the presence of yellow nodules or slightly raised plates in the skin, especially of the eyelids; fibroma lipoma to des, xanthelasma, vitiligo idea. x. diabetico'Tum, a form of X. of inflammatory origin occurring in diabetes, x. mul'tiplex, xanthoma to sis, xanthoma, usually x. tuberosum, generally distributed over the body, sometimes affecting the mucous membranes as well as the skin. x. palpebra'rum, xanthoma, usually X. planum, confined to the eyelids, x. pla'num, a form marked by the occurrence of yellow bands or rectangular plates in the corium z. tubero's um, x. in the form of yellow nodules of varying size in the corium.