xanthelasma meaning

Noun: xanthelasma

1. Xanthoma of the eyelids; occurs chiefly in the elderly

Derived forms: xanthelasmas

Type of: xanthoma

Encyclopedia: Xanthelasma

[Medicine]
n : xanthoma of the eyelid

• xanthelasma palpebrarum:    [Medicine] n : XAN ...

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1. A xanthelasma or corneal arcus may also be seen.
2. The Xanthelasma are best treated by treating the blood fat problem through diet, exercise and medications.
3. When the Lipoproteins get deposited in the skin, they cause Xanthelasma, which looks like yellowish bumps.
4. "' Syringomas "'are harmless eccrine milia, hidrocystoma, trichoepithelioma, and xanthelasma.
5. A xanthelasma is a sharply demarcated yellowish collection of cholesterol underneath the skin, usually on or around the eyelids.