Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adenoma sebaceum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ade-no-ma se-baceum
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Adenoma sebaceum is usually congenital and occurs with nævoid conditions."
"Fifty per cent of patients with rhabdomyoma also have tuberous sclerosis—a familial disease consisting of epilepsy, mental retardation, and adenoma sebaceum."
"Skin lesions include: […] the adenoma sebaceum butterfly rash on face, rarely evident before two years, but present in half by five years; […]"

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin adenōma sēbāceum.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does adenoma sebaceum mean?: 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.
Where does adenoma sebaceum come from?: Learned borrowing from New Latin adenōma sēbāceum.

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