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xanthoma (zan-tho´mә) a benign tumor composed of lipid-laden foam cells (histiocytes containing lipid material). The most common types are in the skin, but xanthomas also appear elsewhere in the body, such as in bones, the heart, blood vessels, the liver, or other organs. adj., xantho´matous., adj.
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