Etymograph

English

adenoma sebaceum

Adenoma sebaceum comes from New Latin adenōma sēbāceum.

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900adenōma sēbāceum
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1894adenoma sebaceum

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900adenōma sēbāceum
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1894adenoma sebaceum

Earliest quotation: 1894, Malcolm Morris, Principles of Diagnosis: “Adenoma sebaceum is usually congenital and occurs with nævoid…”

Today it means

noun A cutaneous disorder consisting of angiofibromas that begin in childhood (generally present between 2–5 years of age) and appear clinically as red papules on the face especially on the nasolabial folds, cheek and chin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / New Latin adenōma sēbāceum / adenoma sebaceum