mə noun, plural xan·tho·mas, xan·tho·ma·ta 
[-muh-tuh] . Pathology.
[-muh-tuh] . Pathology. a yellow papule or nodule in the skin, containing lipid deposits.
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| pathol the presence in the skin of fatty yellow or brownish plaques or nodules, esp on the eyelids, caused by a disorder of lipid metabolism | |
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xanthoma xan·tho·ma (zān-thō'mə)
n. pl. xan·tho·mas or xan·tho·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A yellowish-orange, lipid-filled nodule or plaque in the skin, often on an eyelid or over a joint.
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