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molluscum

(mə-lŭsˈkəm)

noun pl. mol·lus·ca (-kə)

Any of various skin diseases in which soft spherical tumors form on the face or other part of the body.

Origin:

Origin: Latin, a kind of fungus

Origin: , from

Origin: neuter of molluscus, soft; see mollusk

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