Definition of "lentigo" [‖Len•ti•go]

• A small, flat, pigmented spot on the skin. (noun)

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• "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)."
• "I sustained some injuries of late, general neglect of water that burned my body and caused lentigo, facial cysts, boils, and then another fall at the train station that was caused by the negligence of others."
• "Lentigo maligna is referred to as such until it becomes invasive, penetrating the deeper layers of skin and making its way to other parts of the body, it then gains the name of lentigo maligna melanoma"