| black-dot ringworm | Tinea capitis due most commonly to Trichophyton tonsurans or T. Violaceum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| blue dot sign | <clinical sign> A blue or black spot visible beneath the skin on the cranial aspect of testis or epididymis. This is a torsed testicular appendage and is usually quite tender. (05 Mar 2000) |
| map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy | Fingerprint dystrophy accompanied by map-like patterns and microcystic epithelial inclusions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dot | A small spot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dot blot | <molecular biology, procedure> Method for detecting a specific protein or message. A spot of solution is dotted onto nitrocellulose paper, a specific antibody or probe is allowed to bind and the presence of bound antibody/probe then shown by using a peroxidase coupled second antibody, as in Western blotting or by other visualisation methods. (18 Nov 1997) |