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Xanthochromia
2. The occurrence of yellow colored patches in the skin that resemble a condition known as xanthoma. Whereas xanthoma on the skin takes the form of yellow plaques or nodules, xanthochromia does not. Plaques and nodules are both areas on or in the body that appear different from other tissue, with nodules being more swollen. In this sense of the word, xanthochromia is also known as yellow skin, xanthoderma, cholesterodoma, xanthochroia, xanthopathy, yellow disease, and yellow skin. Xanthochromia comes from the Greek word "xanthos" meaning "yellow," and the Greek word "chroma" meaning "color." Put the two words together and you have "yellow color."
1. A pale yellow substance in the cerbebrospinal fluid (CSF). The CSF is a cushiony fluid that protects the brain and spine. Xanthochromia is caused by the presence of the products of hemoglobin (a protein in the blood that carries oxygen) after it breaks down.
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