Mongolian spot

Mongolian spot: Mongolian spot n a bluish pigmented area near the base of the spine that is present at birth esp. in Asian, southern European, American Indian, and black infants and that usu. disappears during childhood called also blue spot, Mongol spot

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a congenital melanocytic nevus that is flat, smooth, and blue-gray to brown; the usual location is in the lumbosacral area. It occurs far more in dark-skinned people (especially those of East Asian or Native American ancestry) than in light-skinned individuals, and it usually disappears before 5 years of age. Called also blue or sacral s. and mongolian macula.

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Mongolian spot — Classification and external resources Mongolian spot visible on six month old Taiwanese baby girl ICD 10 D … Wikipedia
Mongolian spot — /mɒŋˈgoʊliən spɒt/ (say mong gohleeuhn spot) noun a bluish black, bruise like birthmark usually on the buttocks and lower back, common in babies of Asian, southern European, African and Polynesian descent, usually fading within two years. Also,… …
mongolian spot — noun or mongol spot Usage: often capitalized M : blue spot … Useful english dictionary
Mongolian spot — noun see blue spot … Useful english dictionary
spot — 1. SYN: macula. 2. To lose a slight amount of blood through the vagina. acoustic spots macula of utricle, macula of saccule. Bitot spots small, circumscribed, lusterless, grayish white, foamy, greasy, triangular deposits on the bulbar … Medical dictionary
mongolian macula — see under spot … Medical dictionary
blue spot — n MONGOLIAN SPOT * * * 1. (in the pl.) maculae ceruleae. 2. mongolian s … Medical dictionary
Mongol spot — n MONGOLIAN SPOT … Medical dictionary
blue spot — noun : a bluish pigmented area near the base of the spine present at birth especially in infants of Mongoloid ancestry called also Mongolian spot … Useful english dictionary
mongol spot — noun see mongolian spot … Useful english dictionary

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