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mol·lusk also mol·lusc M0375400 (mŏl′əsk)n. Any of numerous chiefly marine invertebrates of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a soft unsegmented body, a mantle, and a protective calcareous shell, and including the snails, clams, and squids.
[French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca, phylum name, from neuter pl. of Latin molluscus, thin-shelled, from mollis, soft; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]
mol·lus′cous (mə-lŭs′kəs) adj.molluscous (mɒˈlʌskəs) adj1. (Medicine) med relating to or having a similarity to a molluscum or swollen protuberance on the skin2. (Zoology) another word for molluscanEncyclopediaSeemolluskmolluscousenUK
mol·lus·cous (mo-lŭs'kŭs) Relating to or resembling molluscum. molluscum (mŏ-lŭs′kŭm) [L., soft] A mildly infective skin disease marked by tumor formations on the skin. molluscous (mŏ-lŭs′kŭs), adjective MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUMmolluscum contagiosumA rash composed of small dome-shaped papules with a central crater that is said to be “umbilicated” (dimpled or belly button–shaped). Cheesy (caseous) material fills the dimple's core. A pox virus causes the rash, which is commonly spread by person-to-person contact among children and young adults. Widespread lesions are sometimes identified on the skin of immunosuppressed patients (e.g., patients with AIDS). Lesions in the groin, on the genitals, or on the upper thighs usually are sexually transmitted. See: illustrationTreatmentSome lesions may heal spontaneously and require no therapy. Persistent papules can be removed with curettage or frozen with liquid nitrogen. illustration |