molluscum contagiosum
noun
molluscum con·ta·gi·o·sum
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plural mollusca contagiosa\ -sə
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Medical Definition of molluscum contagiosum
: 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