molluscum
(mŏ-lŭs′kŭm)
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[L. molluscum, a fungus]
A mildly infective skin disease marked by tumor formations on the skin.
molluscous (mŏ-lŭs′kŭs)
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Molluscum." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766278/all/molluscum.
Molluscum. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766278/all/molluscum. Accessed February 5, 2025.
Molluscum. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766278/all/molluscum
Molluscum [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 February 05]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766278/all/molluscum.
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