Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In pathology, of or pertaining to xanthoma: as, the xanthomatous diathesis.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Med.) Of or pertaining to xanthoma.

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  • adjective of, or relating to xanthoma or xanthomatosis

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  • Adipophilin can be valuable in an immunohistochemical panel when evaluating cutaneous lesions with clear cell histology as it identifies intracytoplasmic lipid vesicles in sebaceous and xanthomatous lesions.

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