lentigo
lentigo · lentigos · lentigines
A brown pigmented spot on the skinA brown pigmented spot on the skin.
UK/lɛnˈtaɪɡəʊ/US/lɛnˈtaɪɡoʊ/
» Hutchinson's freckle is a lentigo composed of atypical melanocytes.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A brown pigmented spot on the skin.
a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
Examples
1 sentencesHutchinson's freckle is a lentigo composed of atypical melanocytes.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin lentīgo. Earliest attestation as Late Middle English lentiginLearned borrowing from Latin lentīgo. Earliest attestation as Late Middle English lentigines (plural).
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Forms
plural: lentigos / lentigines| Singular | lentigo |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin:freckle
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable