Fordyce spots

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For·dyce spots

(fōr'dīs),

a condition marked by the presence of numerous small, yellowish-white bodies or granules on the inner surface and vermilion border of the lips; histologically the lesions are ectopic sebaceous glands.

Synonym(s): Fordyce disease, Fordyce granules

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For·dyce spots

, Fordyce granules , Fordyce disease (fōr'dīs spots, gran'yūlz, di-zēz')

A condition marked by the presence of numerous small, yellowish-white bodies or granules on the inner surface and vermilion border of the lips; histologically the lesions are ectopic sebaceous glands.

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Fordyce,

John Addison, U.S. dermatologist, 1858-1925.

Fordyce angiokeratoma - asymptomatic vascular papules of the scrotum.

Fordyce disease - Synonym(s): Fordyce spots

Fordyce granules - Synonym(s): Fordyce spots

Fordyce lesion - scrotal angiomas of no significance.

Fordyce spots - a condition marked by the presence of numerous small, yellowish-white bodies or granules on the inner surface and vermilion border of the lips. Synonym(s): Fordyce disease; Fordyce granules; pseudocolloid of lips

Fox-Fordyce disease - see under Fox, George Henry

For·dyce spots

, Fordyce granules , Fordyce disease (fōr'dīs spots, gran'yūlz, di-zēz')

Condition marked by the presence of numerous small, yellowish-white bodies or granules on the inner surface and vermilion border of the lips and elsewhere.