molluscum contagiosum

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   a virus disease of the skin marked by round white swellings; transmitted from person to person (most often in children or in adults with impaired immune function)

   Broadermolluscum

Questions about molluscum contagiosum

What does molluscum contagiosum mean?

molluscum contagiosum means "a virus disease of the skin marked by round white swellings; transmitted from person to person (most often in children or in adults with impaired immune function)".

Is molluscum contagiosum a common word?

molluscum contagiosum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.