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mol·lus·cum

(mə-lŭs′kəm)

n. pl. mol·lus·ca (-kə)

Any of various skin diseases in which soft spherical tumors form on the face or the body.

[Latin, a kind of fungus, from neuter of molluscus, soft; see mollusk.]

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molluscum

(mɒˈlʌskəm)

1. (Medicine) a skin condition that manifests itself in the form of swollen protuberances

2. (Medicine) a swollen protuberance on the skin

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molluscum - any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules

disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder - a disease affecting the skin

molluscum contagiosum - a virus disease of the skin marked by round white swellings; transmitted from person to person (most often in children or in adults with impaired immune function)

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