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Where does “xanthelasmoideus” come from?

xanthelasmoideus (Latin) comes from English xanthelasmoidea, from English xanthelasma, from Ancient Greek ξανθός — yellow , golden; fair, blond, flaxen, tawny, a...

xanthelasmoideus (Latin): of or resembling xanthelasma

Definitions

  1. of or resembling xanthelasma

Ancestry of “xanthelasmoideus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishxanthelasmoideaa disease resembling xanthelasma, which leaves...
2EnglishxanthelasmaA deposit of cholesterol on the eyelid
3Ancient Greekξανθόςyellow , golden; fair, blond, flaxen, tawny, a...
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