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A small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
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lentigo
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin [syn: freckle ] [also: lentigines (pl)]
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.
Wiktionary
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n. (context medicine English) A brown pigmented spot on the skin.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...