What's the difference between leucous and xanthous?

Leucous


Definition:

  • (a.) White; -- applied to albinos, from the whiteness of their skin and hair.

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Xanthous


Definition:

  • (a.) Yellow; specifically (Ethnol.), of or pertaining to those races of man which have yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.

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  • (1) Based on 5 individual cases over a period of 8 years (1 fibroma, 1 angiofibroma, 2 adenofibromas, 1 xanthous neurofibroma) the characteristics of the rare intrapulmonary fibroma and the therapeutic consequences are discussed.

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