peau d'orange

peau d'orange definition - medical

peau d'o·range (pōˌ dô-räɴzhˈ)

noun
A swollen pitted skin surface overlying carcinoma of the breast in which there is both stromal infiltration and lymphatic obstruction with edema.

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