a skin condition that manifests itself in the form of swollen protuberances
You can treat molluscum by piercing the spots with a sharp wooden probe dipped inphenol.
2.
a swollen protuberance on the skin
molluscum in American English
(məˈlʌskəm)
nounWord forms: plural-ca (-kə)
Pathology
any of various skin conditions characterized by soft, rounded tumors
Derived forms
molluscous
adjective
Word origin
[1805–15; ‹ NL, L: fungus, n. use of neut. of molluscus soft; akin to mollis soft]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backlash, diminishing returns, napoleon, one-sided, platinum
Examples of 'molluscum' in a sentence
molluscum
Also, what you choose to apply topically must be determined by where the molluscum is located on the body.