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blemish
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blem·ish (blmsh)
n.
A small circumscribed alteration of the skin considered to be unesthetic but insignificant.

blemish
Etymology: OFr, bleme, to deface
a skin stain, alteration, defect, or flaw.

blemish
Dermatology A cosmetic skin defect–eg, birthmarks and lesions caused by aging or exposure to the sun Examples Port-wine stains, scars, acne scars, birth-related stretch marks Management Green-light lasering. See Facial resurfacing.


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