CHOLESTEROSIS CUTIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cholesterosis cutis mean? 

• CHOLESTEROSIS CUTIS (noun)
  The noun CHOLESTEROSIS CUTIS has 1 sense:

1. widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism

  Familiarity information: CHOLESTEROSIS CUTIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHOLESTEROSIS CUTIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

cholesterosis cutis; lipid granulomatosis; lipoid granulomatosis; xanthoma multiplex; xanthomatosis

Hypernyms ("cholesterosis cutis" is a kind of...):

xanthoma (a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism)