English Explanatory Dictionary

Mongolian spot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A benign, flat, congenital, usually blue to blue-black birthmark on the lower back with wavy borders and irregular shape, prevalent among East Asians, South-East Asians, Polynesians, Native Americans, East Africans, and the Turkish people. It normally disappears three to five years after birth and almost always by puberty.

Word forms

Mongolian spot Mongolian spots Mongoloid spot

Synonyms

congenital dermal melanocytosis dermal melanocytosis Mongoloid spot
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