MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does molluscum contagiosum mean? 

• MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM (noun)
  The noun MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM has 1 sense:

1. a virus disease of the skin marked by round white swellings; transmitted from person to person (most often in children or in adults with impaired immune function)

  Familiarity information: MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A virus disease of the skin marked by round white swellings; transmitted from person to person (most often in children or in adults with impaired immune function)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("molluscum contagiosum" is a kind of...):

molluscum (any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules)

 Context examples 

Molluscum contagiosum Viruses are found in humans and can cause the disease Molluscum contagiosum.

(Molluscum Contagiosum Virus, NCI Thesaurus)

Molluscum contagiosum Viruses are transmitted via direct person-to-person contact and contact with infected fomites.

(Molluscum Contagiosum Virus, NCI Thesaurus)