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LENTIGO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: lentigines   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin

Synonyms:

freckle; lentigo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lentigo" is a kind of...):

macula; macule (a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases)

Holonyms ("lentigo" is a part of...):

cutis; skin; tegument (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)

Derivation:

lentiginous (relating to or covered with or resembling freckles)

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