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Webster 1913 Edition


Xanthosis


Xan-tho′sis

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ξανθόσ
yellow.]
(Med.)
The yellow discoloration often observed in cancerous tumors.

Definition 2024


xanthosis

xanthosis

English

Noun

xanthosis (countable and uncountable, plural xanthoses)

  1. (pathology) A yellowish discolouration of tissues undergoing degeneration.