Medical term:
xanthochromia
xanthochromia
[zan″tho-kro´me-ah]yellowish discoloration of the skin or spinal fluid. Xanthochromic spinal fluid usually indicates hemorrhage into the central nervous system and is due to the presence of xanthematin, a yellow pigment derived from hematin.
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xan·tho·chro·mi·a
(zan'thō-krō'mē-ă),Occurrence of patches of yellow color in the skin, resembling xanthoma, but without the nodules or plates.
Synonym(s): xanthoderma (1) , yellow disease, yellow skin (1)
[xantho- + G. chrōma, color]
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xan·tho·chro·mi·a
(zan'thō-krō'mē-ă)The occurrence of patches of yellow color in the skin, resembling xanthoma, but without the nodules or plates.
Synonym(s): xanthoderma (1) .
Synonym(s): xanthoderma (1) .
[xantho- + G. chrōma, color]
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