Medical Dictionary

café au lait spot

noun ca·fé au lait spot \ka-ˈfā-ō-ˈlā-\

Medical Definition of CAFÉ AU LAIT SPOT

:  any of the medium brown spots usually on the trunk, pelvis, and creases of the elbow and knees that are often numerous in neurofibromatosis—usually used in plural

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