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molluscum

A disease marked by the occurrence of soft rounded tumors of the skin. [L. molluscus, soft]

- m. contagiosum SYN: Molluscipoxvirus.

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mol·lus·cum mə-'ləs-kəm n, pl -ca -kə any of several skin diseases marked by soft pulpy nodules esp MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM

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mol·lus·cum (mo-lusґkəm) [L. molluscus soft] 1. 1. any of various skin diseases characterized by soft, rounded, cutaneous lesions. 2. m. contagiosum.

Medical dictionary. 2011.