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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·void
Variant: or chiefly British nae·void /'nE-"void/
Function: adjective
: resembling a nevus nevoid tumor>; also : accompanied by nevi or similar superficial lesions nevoid lesions>

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
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nevoid ne·void (nē'void')
adj.
Resembling a nevus.

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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