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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Pl. spili (-lī). In anatomy and pathology, a spot or discoloration; a nævus or birth-mark.
- noun In entomology, a genus of elaterid beetles, confined to South America.
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Nævus spilus, nævus pilosus, nævus verrucosus, and nævus lipomatodes.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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