Fordyce spot

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Fordyce's spots on the shaft of an erect penis.
Fordyce's spots on the upper part of a vulva.

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Named after the American dermatologist John Addison Fordyce who described them in 1896.

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Fordyce spot (plural Fordyce spots)

  1. (dermatology, chiefly in the plural) A sebaceous gland which appears as a yellow-white bump on the skin, most commonly on the lips, cheeks, gums, or genitalia.

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