Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Mongolian spot

Hebrew translation:

כתמים מונגוליים

Added to glossary by Tzviya Levin Rifkind
Apr 28, 2010 21:59
14 yrs ago
English term

Mongolian spot

GBK English to Hebrew Medical Medical (general)
A type of birthmark that can appear anywhere on a child’s body, most frequently on the lower back or buttocks. These dark pigmented areas usually fade by age five, and are seen most often in African-American, Hispanic, Oriental, and Native American babies.
Example sentences:
There is no treatment or any therapy needed on detection of Mongolian spots among kids as it is of no detrimental consequence and would subside by itself. (All Mothers: Pregnancy & Parenting)
If Mongolian spots remain at puberty, they are likely to be permanent. Fewer than five percent of children with Mongolian spots still have any by the time they reach adulthood. (Greene Ink, Inc.)
Generalized Mongolian spots involving large areas covering the entire posterior or anterior trunk and the extremities have been reported. (Medscape)
Proposed translations (Hebrew)
5 +2 כתמים מונגוליים
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Proposed translations

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כתמים מונגוליים

Definition from מילון אינפומד:
כתם שחור - כחלחל ושפיר, שנמצא בלידה מעל עצם העוקץ או בעכוזים, ונעלם בדרך-כלל במשך הילדות המוקדמת.
Example sentences:
כתמים מונגוליים הם אחד מהממצאים השכיחים יותר באוכלוסיות מסוימות כגון אילו שמוצאן מאפריקה (70-90 אחוז), המזרח התיכון ודרום אמריקה. (KIDSPEDIA)
Peer comment(s):

agree Odded Leon
2 days 21 hrs
agree Ran Bleich : http://www.starmed.co.il/forum-13/msg-163
104 days
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