Definition of Lentigo. Meaning of Lentigo. Synonyms of Lentigo

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Definition of Lentigo

Lentigo
Lentigo Len*ti"go (l[e^]n*t[imac]"g[-o]), n. [L., fr. lens, lentis, lentil.] (Med.) A freckly eruption on the skin; freckles.

Meaning of Lentigo from wikipedia

- A lentigo (/lɛnˈtaɪɡoʊ/) (plural lentigines, /lɛnˈtɪdʒɪniːz/) is a small pigmented spot on the skin with a clearly defined edge, surrounded by normal-appearing...
- Lentigo maligna is where melanocyte cells have become malignant and grow continuously along the stratum basale of the skin, but have not invaded below...
- Lentigo simplex is the most common form of lentigo.: 29  A single lesion or multiple lesions (lentigines) may be present at birth or more commonly first...
- Liver spots (also known as age spot, solar lentigo, "lentigo senilis",: 686  "old age spot", "senile freckle") are blemishes on the skin ****ociated with...
- Lentigo maligna melanoma is a melanoma that has evolved from a lentigo maligna,: 695  as seen as a lentigo maligna with melanoma cells invading below the...
- nodular melanoma and lentigo maligna melanoma, where the in situ counterpart to lentigo maligna melanoma is lentigo maligna. Lentigo maligna is sometimes...
- Lentigo lentiginosus, the silver conch, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs....
- Ink spot lentigo is a cutaneous condition characterized by skin lesions commonly occurring on the shoulders. These lesions often cause alarm but are benign...
- types of pigmented skin lesions, including: Lentigo simplex Solar lentigo Café au lait macule Ink-spot lentigo Mucosal melanotic macule Mongolian spot (dermal...
- Lentigo pipus, the elegant conch, is a species of Conch sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. The s**** size...