tache

tache (tash)

A circumscribed discoloration of the skin or mucous membrane, such as a macule or freckle. [Fr. spot]
t. blanche macula albida
t. bleuâtre macula cerulea
t. cérébrale meningitic streak
t. laiteuse 1. milk spots, under spot 2. macula albida [Fr., milky spot]
t. méningéale meningitic streak
t. noire a necrotic area covered with black crust (eschar), characteristic of the tick bite lesion in certain tick-borne diseases.
t. spina´le a trophic bulla forming on the skin in certain cases of disease of the spinal cord.

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