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nevus or nevi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Nevus (pl. nevi) is a
nonspecific medical term for a visible, cir****scribed,
chronic lesion...
- A
melanocytic nevus (also
known as
nevocytic nevus,
nevus-cell
nevus, and
commonly as a mole) is
usually a
noncancerous condition of pigment-producing...
- A
dysplastic nevus or
atypical mole is a
nevus (mole)
whose appearance is
different from that of
common moles. In 1992, the NIH
recommended that the term...
- have
superimposed darker macules. A blue
nevus of Jad****ohn–Tièche (also
known as a "common blue
nevus", and "
nevus ceruleus") is a
cutaneous condition characterized...
- The
congenital melanocytic nevus is a type of
melanocytic nevus (or mole)
found in
infants at birth. This type of
birthmark occurs in an
estimated 1% of...
- A
Mongolian spot, also
known as a
slate grey
nevus or
congenital dermal melanocytosis, is a benign, flat,
congenital birthmark with wavy
borders and an...
- Becker's
nevus (also
known as "Becker's melanosis", "Becker's
pigmentary hamartoma", "nevoid melanosis", and "pigmented
hairy epidermal nevus") is a benign...
- skin.
Dermal nevus cells can be
further classified: type A (epithelioid)
dermal nevus cells mature into type B (lymphocytoid)
dermal nevus cells which...
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Nevus comedonicus, also
known as a
comedo nevus is
characterized by
closely arranged, grouped,
often linear,
slightly elevated pa****s that have at their...
- a
choroidal nevus grows from
small cells resting as
hyperplastic lesions, and
exhibits growth primarily. In most cases,
choroidal nevus is an asymptomatic...
