Lentigo

ahd-5
  • noun. A small, flat, pigmented spot on the skin.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Pl. lentigines (len-tij′ i-nēz). In medicine, a freckle; abstractly, a freckly condition; the presence of freckles.
  • noun. In zoology, a genus of mollusks.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A freckly eruption on the skin; freckles.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A brown pigmented spot on the skin.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
    • Word Usage
    "This could be a sign of a type of skin cancer called lentigo maligna melanoma (it represents from 5 to 15 percent of melanoma cases)."
    Form
    lentiginous  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    macula  macule  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    freckles  
    variant
    lentigines  
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.