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Brushfield spot

Brushfield spot noun: a small whitish spot found in a ring inside the iris, characteristic of Down syndrome.

Noun

Brushfield spot (plural Brushfield spots)

  1. A small whitish spot found in a ring inside the iris, characteristic of Down syndrome.

Forms of Brushfield spot

pluralBrushfield spots

Questions about Brushfield spot

What does Brushfield spot mean?
Brushfield spot means a small whitish spot found in a ring inside the iris, characteristic of Down syndrome.
What part of speech is Brushfield spot?
Brushfield spot is a noun.
What is the plural of Brushfield spot?
The plural of Brushfield spot is Brushfield spots.

Words near Brushfield spot in the dictionary

  1. brushes up
  2. brushes up to
  3. brushesful
  4. brushest
  5. brusheth
  6. Brushfield spot
  7. Brushfield spots
  8. brushfinch
  9. brushfinches
  10. brushfire
  11. brushfires

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