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SPOTS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
Example:
floaters seem to drift through the field of vision
Synonyms:
floater; musca volitans; muscae volitantes; spots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("spots" is a kind of...):
symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb spot
Context examples:
A procedure in which mild electric currents are applied to certain acupuncture points (spots on the body where an acupuncture needle may be inserted to control pain and other symptoms) on the skin.
(Acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, NCI Dictionary)
A rare, inherited disorder marked by dark spots on the skin and tumors in the heart, endocrine glands, skin, and nerves.
(Carney complex, NCI Dictionary)
The dark brown areas are called cafe-au-lait spots.
(Neurofibromatosis type 1, NCI Thesaurus)
White spots and vertical ridges are harmless.
(Nail Diseases, NIH)
Purple or red hemorrhagic pinpoint spots in the skin or mucous membranes.
(Petechia, NCI Thesaurus)
Pinpoint, unraised, round red spots under the skin caused by bleeding.
(Petechia, NCI Dictionary)
Transmitted in an autosomal dominant fashion, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome consistently involves the jejunum and is associated with melanin spots of the lips, buccal mucosa, and fingers.
(Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
A genetic disorder in which polyps form in the intestine and dark spots appear on the mouth and fingers.
(Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, NCI Dictionary)
If you have damp or wet spots in your house, you will probably get mold.
(Molds, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Areas that are not receiving enough blood show up as cold spots.
(Lung Perfusion Scan, NCI Thesaurus)
