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Xanthoma

Etymology:

Gr. xanthós: “yellow” + -ōma*: “indicating process or action” *suffix added to verbs to form nouns indicating the result of a process or action; used in medical discourse to form the names of tumors or masses

Definition:

A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint

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