Associations to the word «Nevus»

Wiktionary

NEVUS, noun. (anatomy) A general term referring to a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.
NEVUS FLAMMEUS NUCHAE, noun. (medicine) A congenital and usually temporary capillary malformation in a newborn. It is generally pink and flat, and is caused by the dilation of blood vessels.
NEVUS LIPOMATOSUS SUPERFICIALIS, noun. A skin condition characterized by soft, yellowish papules or cerebriform plaques, usually of the buttock or thigh, with a wrinkled rather than warty surface.

Dictionary definition

NEVUS, noun. A blemish on the skin that is formed before birth.

Wise words

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