xanthomatosis

xanthomatosis /xan·tho·ma·to·sis/ (zan″tho-mah-to´sis) a condition marked by the presence of xanthomas.

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xanthomatosis bul´bi  fatty degeneration of the cornea.

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xan·tho·ma·to·sis (znth-m-tss)

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.

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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.

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xanthomatosis [zan″tho-mah-to´sis]

an accumulation of excess lipids in the body due to disturbance of lipid metabolism and marked by the formation of foam cells in skin lesions called xanthomas.

xanthomatosis bul´bi fatty degeneration of the cornea due to disorder of lipid metabolism, marked by the presence of xanthomas.

chronic idiopathic xanthomatosis Hand-Schüller-Christian disease.

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xanthomatosis (zan´thōmtō´sis),

n a disease characterized by the accumulation of excess lipids. See also histiocytosis X.

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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.

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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