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freckle
(frekĀ“әl)
a benign, small, tan to brown macule occurring on sun-exposed skin, especially in children and tending to fade in adult life.
Freckles resemble lentigines, but they darken after exposure to sunlight, whereas lentigines do not, and in freckles, the
number of melanocytes is not increased.
Hutchinson freckle
, melanotic freckle of Hutchinson
lentigo maligna.

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