xanthoma

noun

1. 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

   Less specific

   • skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder

   More specific

   • xanthelasma, xanthoma disseminatum, xanthomatosis, xanthoma multiplex, cholesterosis cutis, lipid granulomatosis, lipoid granulomatosis