Metaphoric term "Shiny white structures"
From dermoscopedia
| Metaphoric term | Definition |
| shiny white streaks | Short discrete white lines oriented parallel and orthogonal (perpendicular) to each other seen only under polarized dermoscopy. |
| shiny white blotches and strands | White structures in the form of circles, oval structures, or large structureless areas that are bright-white longer and less well defined lines oriented parallel or distributed haphazardly, or forming blotches (shiny white clods). Seen only under polarized dermoscopy. |
| rosettes | Four bright white dots or clods arranged together as a square (or a four leaf clover) |
