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Mol⋅lus⋅ca

[muh-luhs-kuh]
–noun
the phylum comprising the mollusks.

Origin:
1790–1800; < NL, neut. pl. of L molluscus soft; akin to mollis soft

mol⋅lus⋅cum

[muh-luhs-kuhm]
–noun, plural -ca [-kuh] . Pathology.
any of various skin conditions characterized by soft, rounded tumors.

Origin:
1805–15; < NL, L: fungus, n. use of neut. of molluscus soft; akin to mollis soft


mol⋅lus⋅cous, adjective
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mol·lus·cum   (mə-lŭs'kəm)   
n.   pl. mol·lus·ca (-kə)
Any of various skin diseases in which soft spherical tumors form on the face or other part of the body.

[Latin, a kind of fungus, from neuter of molluscus, soft; see mollusk.]
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Main Entry: Mol·lus·ca
Pronunciation: m&-'l&s-k&
Function: noun plural
: a large phylum of invertebrate animals (as snails, clams,and mussels) that have a soft unsegmented body lacking segmented appendages and commonly protected by a calcareous shell

Main Entry: mol·lus·cum
Pronunciation: m&-'l&s-k&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mol·lus·ca /-k&/
: any of several skin diseases marked by soft pulpy nodules; especially : MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM
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molluscum mol·lus·cum (mə-lŭs'kəm)
n. pl. mol·lus·ca (-kə)
Any of various skin diseases marked by the occurrence of soft spherical tumors on the face or the body.

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