xanthomatosis /xan·tho·ma·to·sis/ (zan″tho-mah-to´sis) a condition marked by the presence of xanthomas.
xanthomatosis
xanthomatosis (zan´thōm
tō´sis),
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xanthomatosis bul´bi fatty degeneration of the cornea.
xan·tho·ma·to·sis (z n th -m -t s s)n. A metabolic disorder characterized by excessive accumulation of lipids in the body and a resulting spread of xanthomas. Also called lipid granulomatosis, xanthoma disseminatum, xanthoma multiplex. |
xanthomatosis
[zan′thōmətō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, xanthos + oma + osis, condition
an abnormal condition in which there are deposits of yellowish fatty material in the skin, internal organs, and reticuloendothelial system. It may be associated with hyperlipoproteinemia, paraproteinemia, lipoid storage diseases, and other disorders of adipose tissue. Also called xanthosis. See also lipemia, xanthoma, xanthoma palpebrarum.
xanthomatosis (zan´thōm
tō´sis),n a disease characterized by the accumulation of excess lipids. See also histiocytosis X.
xanthomatosis
an accumulation of excess lipids in the body due to disturbance of lipid metabolism and marked by the formation of foam cells and Touton giant cells in skin lesions. Occurs in association with diabetes mellitus in the dog and is common in humans and chickens. See also xanthoma.
xanthomatosis
A generalized, nonspecific ↑ in xanthomas that may occur in malignancy–eg, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, or occur in other disease–eg, familial hypercholesterolemia syndrome, Langerhans' cell
histiocytosis-Hand-Schüller-Christian type, Wolman's disease
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