age spots

plural noun

: benign flat spots of dark pigmentation on the skin (as from exposure to the sun) occurring especially among older people

called also liver spots

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Use a cotton ball to dab the mixture onto your age spots. Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 June 2025 Red-light therapy devices were a popular product for sale this year, with technology used for medical purposes, such as reducing inflammation and providing pain relief, or for cosmetic applications, including fading age spots and fine lines. Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2025 Every year, our editors are presented with countless new products that claim to do everything from restoring hairlines to reversing age spots, wrinkles, and more. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 13 June 2025 An early sculpt of what would become the animatronic was revealed, one complete with age spots on Disney’s hands and weariness around his eyes — Imagineers stressed their intent is faithful accuracy — but much of the attraction remains secretive. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for age spots

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of age spots was in 1920

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“Age spots.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20spots. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

Medical Definition

age spots

noun plural
: benign flat spots evenly colored with darker pigment that occur on sun-exposed skin (as of the hands) especially of persons aged 50 and over

called also lentigo senilis, liver spots

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