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Definition of Chyloderma
1. Noun. Swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
Medical Definition of Chyloderma
1. Synonym: elephantiasis scroti. Origin: chylo-+ G. Derma, skin (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chyloderma
Literary usage of Chyloderma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Epitome of Skin Diseases: With Formulae, for Students and Practitioners by Tilbury Fox (1879)
"... arisen thus : filariae have been found in the lymph and blood in cases ot
enlargement of the scrotum, with exudation of chyle-like fluid (chyloderma). ..."
2. The Medical Times and Gazette (1879)
"... or chyloderma ; and he mentioned that Dr. Druitt agreed with him as to the
etiology of elephantiasis. The microscopical appearances of his own case did ..."
3. Archiv für pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für klinische Medizin (1891)
"... (V) ein chyloderma am Oberschenkel. Die Zusammensetzung der Lymphe war in den
genannten Fällen folgende: In ..."
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