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A small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
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lentigo
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Wikipedia
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A lentigo (plural lentigines , ) is a small pigmented spot on the skin with a clearly defined edge, surrounded by normal-appearing skin. It is a harmless (benign) hyperplasia of melanocytes which is linear in its spread. This means the hyperplasia of melanocytes ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lentigo \Len*ti"go\ (l[e^]n*t[imac]"g[-o]), n. [L., fr. lens, lentis, lentil.] (Med.) A freckly eruption on the skin; freckles.
WordNet
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n. a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin [syn: freckle ] [also: lentigines (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A brown pigmented spot on the skin.