XANTHOMA PLANUM
\zanθˈə͡ʊmə plˈanəm], \zanθˈəʊmə plˈanəm], \z_a_n_θ_ˈəʊ_m_ə p_l_ˈa_n_ə_m]\
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Roughly rectangular chamois-yellow plates embedded in the corium. They are from 1/8 to 1/2 an inch in their long diameter, situated on the eyelids, with the long diameter parallel to the margin, slightly, if at all, elevated, and soft to the touch. [Gr., xanthos, yellow, + oma, tumor.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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