Medical Definition of Mongolian spot
: a bluish pigmented area near the base of the spine that is present at birth especially in Asian, southern European, American Indian, and black infants and that usually disappears during childhood
— called also blue spot, Mongol spot
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“Mongolian spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Mongolian%20spot. Accessed 6 Jul. 2022.
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