"Brushfield spot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Brushfield spots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Brushfield spot (plural Brushfield spots)
  1. A small whitish spot found in a ring inside the iris, characteristic of Down syndrome. Categories (topical): Eye
    Sense id: en-Brushfield_spot-en-noun-0pb~gmFn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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