lentigo
Americannoun
PLURAL
lentiginesnoun
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- lentiginous adjective
Etymology
Origin of lentigo
1375–1425; late Middle English (in plural) < Latin, equivalent to lentī- (variant of lenti-, stem of lēns lentil ) + -gō noun suffix
Example Sentences
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Ten days later, I learned the mark on my shin was nothing, “a solar lentigo that became inflamed.”
From New York Times
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