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Diffuse mastocytosis(health)
diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis(medicine)
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Lanolin (medicine) and Diffuse mastocytosis (health)


Lanolin (medicine)


lanolin
<physiology> A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin tissues generally.

Under the same name, it is prepared from wool for commercial purposes, and forms an admirable basis for ointments, being readily absorbed by the skin.

Origin: L. Lana wool + oleum oil.

Source: Websters Dictionary


Diffuse mastocytosis (health)


A form of mastocytosis in which the entire skin is thickened and leathery with generalized reddening and intense pruritus (itching) due to widespread infiltration of the skin with mast cells.