LIPID GRANULOMATOSIS
Dictionary entry overview: What does lipid granulomatosis mean? • LIPID GRANULOMATOSIS (noun)
The noun LIPID GRANULOMATOSIS has 1 sense:
1. widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism
Familiarity information: LIPID GRANULOMATOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LIPID GRANULOMATOSIS (noun)
Meaning:
Widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
cholesterosis cutis; lipid granulomatosis; lipoid granulomatosis; xanthoma multiplex; xanthomatosis
Hypernyms ("lipid granulomatosis" is a kind of...):
xanthoma (a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism)
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