molluscum contagiosum

noun

molluscum con·​ta·​gi·​o·​sum -kən-ˌtā-jē-ˈō-səm 

plural mollusca contagiosa -sə 

: 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