xanthoma

noun

A yellowish-orange, lipid-filled nodule or papule in the skin, often on an eyelid or over a joint.

noun

A connective-tissue new growth in the skin, forming soft yellow patches, either flat (xanthoma planum) or tuberculated (xanthoma tuberosum).

noun

A skin disease marked by the development or irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids; — called also xanthelasma.

noun

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

noun

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