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lentigo
noun(len-ti-go)a small melanotic spot in the skin in which the formation of pigment is unrelated to exposure to sunlight and which is potentially malignant; especially : nevus
lentigo
noun(len-ti-go)freckle
lentigo
noun(len-ti-go)a precancerous lesion on the skin especially in areas exposed to the sun (as the face) that is flat, mottled, and brownish with an irregular outline and grows slowly over a period of years
lentigo
noun(len-ti-go)age spots
lentigo
noun plural(len-ti-go)benign flat spots evenly colored with darker pigment that occur on sun-exposed skin (as of the hands) especially of persons aged 50 and over —called also lentigo senilis, liver spots