Meanings
- medicineAny of various skin diseases marked by soft, pulpy nodules or tumors
Origin
- Latinmolluscum
- Englishmolluscum
Borrowed from Latin molluscum.
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molluscum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molluscum
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