molluscum contagiosum

 
Pronunciation: /məˌlʌskəm kənˌteɪdʒɪˈəʊsəm/

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • a chronic viral disorder of the skin characterized by groups of small, smooth, painless pinkish nodules with a central depression, that yield a milky fluid when squeezed.

Origin:

early 19th century: from Latin molluscum (as a noun denoting a kind of fungus), neuter of molluscus + contagiosum (neuter of contagiosus 'contagious')