LENTIGO

freckle, lentigo

(noun) a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

lentigo (countable and uncountable, plural lentigos or lentigines)

(medicine) A brown pigmented spot on the skin.

Hyponyms

• freckle

Anagrams

• litogen

Source: Wiktionary


Len*ti"go, n. Etym: [L., fr. lens, lentis, lentil.] (Med.)

Definition: A freckly eruption on the skin; freckles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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