Look up: naevus

1. naevus
   A birthmark or mole on the skin, especially a raised red patch.
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2. Naevus
   (Naevi) Medical name for a mole or moles - the brown pigment patches that most fair skinned people naturally have on their skin.
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3. Naevus
   A birthmark: A usually benign, pigmented area of the skin, or a patch of discolouration, or a vascular birthmark due to dilated capillaries and which can give the skin a reddish, purplish colour
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4. naevus
   2.a circumscribed area of pigmentation or vascularization,usually in the form of a congenital benign neoplasm occurring in the skin or in various ocular tissues Category: Medicine • a circumscribed stable malformation of the skin and occasionally of the oral mucosa,which is not due to ex...
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5. naevus
   (= nevus (USA)) Tumour-like but non-neoplastic hamartomaof skin. A vascular naevus is a localized capillary-rich area of the skin ('strawberry birthmark'; sometimes the much more extensive 'port-wine stain'). A mole (benign melanoma) is a pigmented naevus, a cluster of melanocytes containing melanin.
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6. naevus
   <dermatology, tumour> Tumour like but nonneoplastic hamartoma of skin. A vascular naevus is a localised capillary rich area of the skin (strawberry birthmark, sometimes the much more extensive port wine stain). ... A mole benign melanoma) is a pigmented naevus, a cluster of melanocytes containing melanin. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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7. Naevus
   Naevus is a Lat In boy name. The meaning of the name is `Mole, Freckle` Naevius,Naevus The name Naevus doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Naevus seems to be unique!
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8. naevus
   nevus, naevus (s); nevi, naevi (pl) 1. A circumscribed malformation of the skin, especially if colored by hyperpigmentation or increased vascularity. A nevus may be predominantly epidermal, adnexal, melanocytic, vascular, or mesodermal, or a compound overgrowth of these tissues. 2. Any lesion containing melanocytes; any birthmark; mole. 3. A ...
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9. Naevus
   A naevus is a congenital growth or pigmented blemish on the skin, such as a birthmark or mole.
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10. naevus
    Mole, or patch of discoloration on the skin which has been present from birth. There are many different types of naevi, including those composed of a cluster of small blood vessels, such as the `strawberry mark` (which usually disappears early in life) and the `port-wine stain`. A naevus of moderate size is harmless, and suc...
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11. Naevus
    Another term for mole
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