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mongolian spot

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Main Entry: Mongolian spot
Function: noun
: a bluish pigmented area near the base of the spine that is present at birth especially in Asian, southern European, AmericanIndian, and black infants and that usually disappears during childhood called also blue spot, Mongol spot
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mongolian spot n.
Any of a number of dark-bluish or mulberry-colored spots on the lower back, observed in newborn infants, that enlarge for a short time after birth and then gradually recede. Also called blue spot.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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