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Webster 1913 Edition

Molluscum

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Mol-lus′cum

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Noun.
[NL. See
Mollusk
.]
(Med.)
A cutaneous disease characterized by numerous tumors, of various forms, filled with a thick matter; – so called from the resemblance of the tumors to some molluscous animals.
Dunglison.

Definition 2024

molluscum

molluscum

English

Noun

molluscum

  1. (medicine) Any of various skin diseases marked by soft, pulpy nodules or tumors

Latin

Etymology

Inflected form of molluscus ‎(“soft”), from mollis ‎(“soft”).

Pronunciation

Noun

molluscum n ‎(genitive molluscī); second declension

  1. a kind of fungus that grows on the maple tree

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative molluscum mollusca
genitive molluscī molluscōrum
dative molluscō molluscīs
accusative molluscum mollusca
ablative molluscō molluscīs
vocative molluscum mollusca

Related terms

Adjective

molluscum

  1. nominative neuter singular of molluscus
  2. accusative masculine singular of molluscus
  3. accusative neuter singular of molluscus
  4. vocative neuter singular of molluscus

Etymology

From Latin molluscum

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