molluscum

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noun

Any of various skin diseases marked by soft, pulpy nodules or tumors

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

noun
  1. medicineAny of various skin diseases marked by soft, pulpy nodules or tumors

Origin

  1. Latinmolluscum
  2. Englishmolluscum

Borrowed from Latin molluscum.

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APA

molluscum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molluscum

MLA

“molluscum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molluscum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “molluscum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molluscum.

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