café au lait spots

café au lait spots definition - medical

ca·fé au lait spots (kă-fāˌ ō lāˈ)

plural noun
Uniformly light brown, sharply defined, and usually oval-shaped patches of the skin characteristic of neurofibromatosis, though also found in healthy individuals.

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