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A xanthelasma is a deposit of cholesterol on the eyelid.
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How can you get rid of xanthelasma palpebrarum?
Xanthelasma can be removed with a trichloroacetic acid peel, surgery, laser, or cryotherpay.
When x is the first letter in a medical term is it pronounced as a z?
Yes. Such as in Xeroses and Xanthelasma.
What is eye condition related to heart disease?
Xanthelasma, diabetic retinopathy, and hypertensive retinopathy are all associated with heart disease. Roth's spots can be a sign of bacterial endocarditis.
What are some words that start with an X and their definitions?
Xeric is an adjective that describes something as being very dry. Xebec is a type of 3-masted sailing ship. Xanthelasma is a yellow-colored fatty deposit around the eyelids.
Can skin disease be caused by high cholesterol?
Xanthelasma or xanthoma is a skin disorder sometimes seen in people with high cholesterol.
What is the xeroderma of an eyelid?
Xeroderma is dry skin, so xeroderm of the eyelid is dry skin on the eyelid. But you may be thinking of xanthelasma. A xanthelasma is a flat, yellowish growth on the outside of the eyelid, usually close to the nose. These noncancerous blemishes are composed of fatty material, and are usually a warning sign of high cholesterol levels especially when they are seen in teenagers and adults. Some Xanthelasmas will disappear on their own while others persist and will require removal by your physician or dematologist by freezing the growths with liquid nitrogen and then a sample is sent to the lab. If the Xanthelasma proves to be evidant of elevated cholesterol levels you will need to begin a strict regiment to get that cholesterol down! You physician may prescribe a lipid-lowering medication such as Zocur, Pravachol or Mevacor. Xanthelasmas may be the sign of underlying cholesterol that can lead to heart disease if not looked after the Xanthelasma poses no danger and it removed only for costmetic reasons, but, even after removal it may grow back. NEVER ATTEMPT to remove the growth with over-the- counter meds. See your doctor immediately for a diagnosis and he/she will also check for high cholesterol levels in your body. After the doctor removes the Xanathelasmas (if you request it) following your doctor's directions of keeping the area clean with warm water and a mild soap while avoiding after-shave lotions, creams, lotions or applying make-up to that particular area.
Is the Mona Lisa a man?
According to his latest biography - This is not Leonardo da Vinci, by Riccardo Magnani.- it is Leonardo himself. You can gather it from two physical defect of the artist: a xanthelasma in his/her eyes and the arthrogenous ganglion on the right hand. Plus you need to consider his Neoplatonic heritage, where the sacred marriage and the androgynous played an important role.
What is the medical term meaning skin deposits of excess levels of blood cholesterol?
Atherosclerosis is the medical term for the accumulation of fatty deposits in the blood vessels. Atherosclerosis can lead to heart attacks and strokes if not treated properly because the vessels narrow and restrict the blood flow.
Are there any biology words starting with the letter x?
XENOGRAFT - tissue or organs from an individual of one type of life form transplanted into or grafted onto an organism of some other type. For example, pig heart valves are often transplanted into humans. XYLEM (ZY-luhm) the nonliving, stiff, vascular tissue in plants that carries water and minerals upward from the roots. xerophyte or xerophytic organism (xeromeaning dry, phyte meaning plant) - is a plant which is able to survive in an environment with little available water or moisture, usually in environments where potential evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation for all or part of the growing season. XANTHELASMA - xanthoma of the eyelids; occurs chiefly in the elderly XANTHOMA - a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism; A skin disease marked by the development or irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids
Is Mona Lisa really a man?
Well, no one can really answer that question, they can only guess. Unless you know someone that knows or has an ancestor that knows that has passed the information on, we won't know. Leonardo Divinci may have painted it as half man half woman, but I am not sure.
Who is Mona Lisa supposed to be a painting of?
A Florentine lady. Mona Lisa is a famous painting of a sitting woman by Leonardo Da Vinci. Mona Lisa is named for Lisa del Giocondo, a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany, Italy and the wife fo weatthy Florentine silk merchang Francesco del Giocondo. The pinting was commissioned for their new home and to celebrate the birth of their second son, Andrea.
10 things starting with the letter x?
xebec, xenia, xenic, xenon, xenyl, xeres, xeric, xerif, xerox, xviii, xxiii, xylan, xylem, xylic, xylol, xylyl, xyris, xysts,7 letter words starting with X xanthic, xanthin, xenylic, xeronic, xerosis, xeroxed, xeroxes, xiphias, xiphius, xiphoid, xiphura, xylenol, xyletic, xylidic, xylitol, xylogen, xysters, 8 letter words starting with X xanthate, xanthian, xanthide, xanthine, xanthium, xanthoma, xanthose, xanthous, xenogamy, xenolith, xenotime, xenurine, xeraphim, xeronate, xeroxing, xiphioid, xiphodon, xiphoids, xylamide, xylidine, xylitone, xylocopa, xyloidin, xylology, xylonite, xylorcin, xylotile, xylotomy, xylotrya, xylylene, xystarch, 9 letter words starting with X xanthates, xanthidia, xanthippe, xanthogen, xanthosis, xenelasia, xenocryst, xenodochy, xenograft, xenoliths, xenomania, xenophobe, xeroderma, xerophagy, xerophyte, xiphidium, xiphosura, xylindein, xylograph, xylophaga, xylophone, xylostein, 10 letter words starting with X xanthamide, xanthidium, xanthinine, xanthopous, xenolithic, xenophobes, xenophobia, xenophobic, xerography, xiphoidian, xiphosuran, xylanthrax, xylography, xylophagan, xylophilan, xylophones, xylotomist, xylotomous, 11 letter words starting with X xanthelasma, xanthochroi, xanthogenic, xanthophane, xanthophyll, xanthorhiza, xanthorhoea, xanthoxylum, xenobiology, xenodochium, xenogenesis, xenogenetic, xerographic, xerophilous, xiphisterna, xylocarpous, xylographer, xylographic, xylophagous, xylophilous, xylophonist, xyloplastic, xyloquinone, xyridaceous, 12 letter words starting with X xanthochroic, xanthochroid, xanthogenate, xanthomatous, xanthoxylene, xenopterygii, xerophthalmy, xiphiplastra, xiphisternum, xylobalsamum, xylophagides, xylophonists, 13 letter words starting with X xanthocarpous, xanthochroism, xanthodontous, xanthoproteic, xanthoprotein, xanthopuccine, xanthorhamnin, xenobiologies, xerophthalmia, xiphiplastron, xiphophyllous, xylographical, 14 letter words starting with X xanthomelanous, xanthospermous, xylopyrography,
