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Meaning of "lentigo" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LENTIGO

From Latin, from lēnslentil.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LENTIGO

lentigo  [lɛnˈtaɪɡəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LENTIGO

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Lentigo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LENTIGO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lentigo

A lentigo is a small pigmented spot on the skin with a clearly defined edge, surrounded by normal-appearing skin. It is a harmless hyperplasia of melanocytes which is linear in its spread. This means the hyperplasia of melanocytes is restricted to the cell layer directly above the basement membrane of the epidermis where melanocytes normally reside. This is in contrast to the "nests" of multi-layer melanocytes found in moles. Because of this characteristic feature, the adjective "lentiginous" is used to describe other skin lesions that similarly proliferate linearly within the basal cell layer. Lentigines are distinguished from freckles based on the proliferation of melanocytes. Freckles have a relatively normal number of melanocytes but an increased amount of melanin. A lentigo has an increased number of melanocytes. Freckles will increase in number and darkness with sunlight exposure, whereas lentigines will stay stable in their color regardless of sunlight exposure.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LENTIGO


caligo
kəˈlaɪɡəʊ
dago
ˈdeɪɡəʊ
GIGO
ˈɡaɪɡəʊ
grego
ˈɡreɪɡəʊ
imago
ɪˈmeɪɡəʊ
impetigo
ˌɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ
intertrigo
ˌɪntəˈtraɪɡəʊ
loligo
ləʊˈlaɪɡəʊ
lumbago
lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ
plumbago
plʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ
porrigo
pəˈraɪɡəʊ
prurigo
prʊəˈraɪɡəʊ
sago
ˈseɪɡəʊ
serpigo
sɜːˈpaɪɡəʊ
Sligo
ˈslaɪɡəʊ
solidago
ˌsɒlɪˈdeɪɡəʊ
tentigo
tɛnˈtaɪɡəʊ
Tobago
təˈbeɪɡəʊ
vitiligo
ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ
Winnebago
ˌwɪnɪˈbeɪɡəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LENTIGO

lentic
lenticel
lenticellate
lenticle
lenticular
lenticularly
lenticule
lentiform
lentigines
lentiginose
lentiginous
lentil
lentisk
lentissimo
lentivirus
lento
lentoid
lentor
lentous

WORDS THAT END LIKE LENTIGO

adjigo
amigo
Bendigo
fons et origo
indigo
jerepigo
latigo
mendigo
Rodrigo
vertigo
Vigo
wendigo
wild indigo
windigo

Synonyms and antonyms of lentigo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lentigo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LENTIGO

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The translations of lentigo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lentigo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雀斑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lentigo
570 millions of speakers

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lentigo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lentigo
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نمشة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лентиго
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lentigo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lentigo
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lentigo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lentigo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lentigo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

黒子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흑자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lentigo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lentigo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lentigo
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उदरपोकळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lentigo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lentigo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plam soczewicowatych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лентіго
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lentigo
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

φακίδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lentigo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lentigo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lentigo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lentigo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LENTIGO»

The term «lentigo» is normally little used and occupies the 126.124 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LENTIGO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lentigo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LENTIGO»

Discover the use of lentigo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lentigo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pathology and Genetics of Skin Tumours
2.54 Simple lentigo - Lentiginous melanocytie naevus. A Small uniform brown macules; (stars) simple lentigo, (arrows) lentiginous melanocyte naevus. B Simple lentigo. Increase in the number of melanocytes in single units along the basal ...
Philip E. LeBoit, 2006
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Color Atlas of Oral Diseases
Differential diagnosis. Cellular nevi, lentigo, Peutz- Jeghers syndrome, neurofibromatosis, Albright's syndrome, and other genodermatoses associated with pigmentation. Laboratory test. Histopathologic examination establishes the diagnosis.
George Laskaris, 2003
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Dermatology
Lentigo maligna melanoma solar elastosis; the diagnosis of lentigo maligna is not tenable in the complete absence of elastosis. In the upper dermis, one often finds a scattered lymphohistiocytic infiltrate, occasionally admixed with plasma cells ...
Otto Braun-Falco, 2000
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Field Guide to Clinical Dermatology
There are three major types: lentigo simplex, solar lentigo, and lentigo maligna. Lentigo simplex may occur anywhere on the skin or mucous membranes. It is a small macule, approximately 1 to 8 mm in diameter, tan to dark brown or black in  ...
David H. Frankel, 2006
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Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma
In at least some instances, a lentigo simplex is the first recognizable stage in the histogenetic development of a melanocytic nevus. In other instances, it represents a fully developed lesion in and of itself. Clinically, lentigo simplex is a sharply ...
Raymond L. Barnhill, Michael Piepkorn, Klaus J. Busam, 2004
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VisualDx: Essential adult dermatology
Figure 4-72 Relatively uniformly brown of lentigo maligna. Figure 4-73 Uniformly brown lentigo maligna on sun-damaged skin. Lentigo Maligna and Lentigo Maligna Melanoma Figure 4-104 A Becker nevus typically has hypertrichosis and  ...
Noah Craft, Lindy P. Fox, 2010
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Head and Neck Cancer: An Evidence-Based Team Approach
Lentigo maligna frequently occurs on sun-exposed areas of the body in older patients, reflecting the importance of chronic ultraviolet light exposure. Classically , the lesions arise on the cheek, with poorly defined borders and frequent ...
Eric M. Genden, Mark A. Varvares, 2011
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Dermatopathology
4.2.9. Lentigo. maligna. and. lentigo. maligna. melanoma. Definition. Lentigo maligna is a malignant intraepithelial or in situ melanocytic tumor; the invasive form is known as lentigo maligna melanoma ...
Werner Kempf, Markus Hantschke, Heinz Kutzner, 2008
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Cornea and External Eye Disease: Corneal ...
11.4.3 Cutaneous Melanoma Cutaneous melanoma is usually divided into the lentigo maligna, superficial spreading, nodular, and acral lentiginous subtypes according to histopathologic criteria. The lentigo maligna melanoma subtype ...
Thomas Reinhard, Frank Larkin, 2007
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European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments
Mohs' micro- graphic surgery for lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma: a follow-up study. Dermatol Surg 1998; 24: 673-7. Ellwood JM, Gallagher RP, Worth AJ. Etiological differences between subtypes of cutaneous malignant ...
Andreas D. Katsambas, Torello M. Lotti, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LENTIGO»

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Club ofers peek into extraordinary gardens
He also grows day lilies, purple shamrocks, Japanese Pagoda dogwoods, Chinese lentigo trees, specialty blue spruce, miniature evergreens, ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
2
How to remove wrinkles and age spots
... or Jama June 1988), Weiss wrote that age spots (lentigo) and wrinkles are removed in four months of nightly application of topical tretinoin. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
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Now, too much sunshine's getting under my skin
The thing on my forehead he called a lentigo maligna and he said if it got worse I could put some hydroquinone on it. Translation: It's a ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jun 15»
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Hydroquinone-It Lightens Skin, But Does it Have a Dark Side?
Technically referred to as “Lentigo senilis,” these hyperpigmented spots usually just present a cosmetic problem unless they develop irregular ... «CJAD, May 15»
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Cosmetic Laser vs. Skin Cancer
Cosmetic laser skin treatment will work quite successfully on flat pigmented freckles or solar lentigo and also on small superficial blood vessels. «WebWire, May 15»
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Retelling Another Person's Story Can Make It Your Own
The cancer, called lentigo maligna, appears on freckled and non-freckled skin and can be detected by its distinctive gray color, which should ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
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Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 1st May 2015
In recent years I have had minor surgery to deal with benign skin problems associated with sun damage - lentigo maligna, basal cell carcinoma ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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RUNX1/ETO blocks selectin-mediated adhesion via epigenetic …
Lentiviral LeGO vectors (http://www.lentigo-vectors.de/vectors.htm) co-expressing eGFP as a marker gene were described in our previous ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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BRAF Gene Mutation Associated With Different Melanoma Subtypes
Regarding melanoma subtypes, as established by the World Health Organization, superficial spreading melanomas, lentigo maligna ... «Melanoma News Today, Apr 15»
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Imiquimod Cream May Be Effective In Primary And Adjuvant …
Assessment of alternative treatments to surgery for this melanoma in situ subtype are warranted given the increasing incidence of lentigo ... «Medical Research News and Interviews on MedicalResearch.com, Mar 15»

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