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sailor's skin

noun sail·or's skin \ˈsā-lərz-\

Medical Definition of SAILOR'S SKIN

:  skin of exposed portions of the body marked by warty thickening, pigmentation, and presenile keratosis and often considered to be precancerous and to lead to formation of epitheliomas

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