molluscum contagiosum
noun
molluscum con·ta·gi·o·sum
-kən-ˌtā-jē-ˈō-səm
plural mollusca contagiosa
-sə
: a mild chronic disease of the skin caused by a poxvirus (species Molluscum contagiosum virus of the genus Molluscipoxvirus) and characterized by the formation of small nodules with a central opening and contents resembling curd
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