adenoma sebaceum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cutaneous disorder consisting of angiofibromas that begin in childhood (generally present between 2–5 years of age) and appear clinically as red papules on the face especially on the nasolabial folds, cheek and chin.

Word forms

adenoma sebaceum

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin adenōma sēbāceum.

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