Medical Definition of Trichilemmoma
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A benign tumour derived from outer root sheath epithelium of a hair follicle, consisting of cells with pale-staining cytoplasm containing glycogen; multiple trichilemmoma's are present on the face in Cowden's disease.
Synonym: tricholemmoma.
Origin: trichi-+ G. Lemma, husk, + -oma, tumour
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichilemmoma
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