Xanthoma


a yellow papule or nodule in the skin, containing lipid deposits.
historical examples

essentials of diseases of the skin henry weightman stelwagon
essentials of diseases of the skin henry weightman stelwagon
essentials of diseases of the skin henry weightman stelwagon

noun
(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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