XANTHOMATOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does xanthomatosis mean? 

• XANTHOMATOSIS (noun)
  The noun XANTHOMATOSIS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: XANTHOMATOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• XANTHOMATOSIS (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 ("xanthomatosis" 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)

 Context examples 

Mutations in CYP27A1 are associated with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis.

(CYP27A1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by complete absence of subcutaneous adipose tissue, insulin-resistant diabetes with little tendency to ketoacidosis, hyperlipidemia with subcutaneous xanthomatosis, hepatomegaly, and an elevated basal metabolic rate.

(Lipoatrophic Diabetes Mellitus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)