noun
Pathology MedicineA lesion of the skin consisting of an area of dilated blood vessels covered by a wart-like thickening of the overlying epithelium; (also) any of several conditions characterized by the presence of such lesions.
The presence of multiple angiokeratomas is particularly characteristic of, but diagnostic of, a genetic disorder of glycosphingolipid metabolism, Fabry's disease.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in British Journal of Dermatology. From angio- + keratoma, after Italian angiocheratoma.
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