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(Latin: spot, mark, stain, blot, blemish, mesh; the original meaning of macula seems to have been, "a soiled spot, a spot to be cleaned")
(Greek: pollution, stain, contamination; to pollute, to defile, to corrupt)
(Greek: daybreak, dawn, red of the dawn sky; primarily used in naming chemical compounds, especially pertaining to red stain or dye)
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electron stain
A substance; such as, phosphotungstic acid or osmic acid that scatters large numbers of electrons and so can be used to stain objects to be examined by an electron microscope.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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nevus flammeus, port-wine stain
1. A large congenital vascular malformation nevus having a purplish color.
It is usually found on the head and neck and persists throughout life.
2. A large reddish-purple discoloration of the face or neck, usually not elevated above the skin.It is considered a serious deformity due to its large size and color. In children, these have been treated with the flashlamp-pulsed tunable dye laser.
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naevus, nevus, nevo-, nev- +
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