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ne⋅vus

  [nee-vuhs]
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–noun, plural -vi  [-vahy] .
any congenital anomaly of the skin, including moles and various types of birthmarks.
Origin:
1685–95; sp. var. of L naevus mole

Related forms:
ne⋅void  [nee-void] , adjective
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ne·vus   (nē'vəs)   
n.   pl. ne·vi (-vī')
A congenital growth or mark on the skin, such as a mole or birthmark.

[Latin naevus.]
ne'void' (-void') adj.
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Main Entry: ne·vus
Variant: or chiefly British nae·vus /'nE-v&s/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ne·vi or chiefly British nae·vi /-"vI/
: a congenital pigmented area on the skin : BIRTHMARK, MOLE; especially : a tumor madeup chiefly of blood vessels —see BLUE NEVUS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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nevus ne·vus (nē'vəs)
n. pl. ne·vi (-vī')

  1. A congenital circumscribed growth or mark on the skin, such as a mole or a birthmark, colored by hyperpigmentation or increased vascularity.

  2. A benign localized overgrowth of melanin-forming cells arising in the skin early in life.

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nevi

congenital skin lesion, or birthmark, caused by abnormal pigmentation or by proliferation of blood vessels and other dermal or epidermal structures. Nevi may be raised or may spread along the surface of the skin. In other types, such as the blue nevus, proliferative tissue is buried deep within the dermis, the lower layer of the skin

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