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

Examples of age spots in a Sentence

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Use of commercial tanning lamps and beds also can cause age spots. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024 Some lasers can’t distinguish well between the pigment in the skin and the treatment target—like hair follicles, age spots, or blood vessels. Amber Gibson, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2024 To accentuate the wrinkles, Sawyer painted on fine lines and age spots. Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024 Still, people commonly use it to help tighten and exfoliate facial skin, treat acne or age spots, and take on infection, dryness, or irritation.2 1. Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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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