Nevus
[nee-vuh s] /ˈni vəs/
noun, plural nevi
[nee-vahy] /ˈni vaɪ/ (Show IPA)
1.
any congenital anomaly of the skin, including moles and various types of birthmarks.
/ˈniːvəs/
noun (pl) -vi (-vaɪ)
1.
the usual US spelling of naevus
nevus ne·vus (nē’vəs)
n. pl. ne·vi (-vī’)
Read Also:
- Nevus cell
nevus cell n. A cell of a pigmented cutaneous nevus whose absence of dendrites differentiates from a melanocyte.
- Nevus flammeus
nevus flammeus nevus flam·me·us (flām’ē-əs) n. See port-wine stain.
- Nevus pigmentosus
nevus pigmentosus nevus pig·men·to·sus (pĭg’mən-tō’səs, -měn-) n. See mole.
- Nevus sebaceus
nevus sebaceus nevus se·ba·ce·us (sə-bā’sē-əs) n. Congenital hyperplasia of the sebaceous glands with papillary acanthosis of the epidermis.
- Nevus spilus
nevus spilus nevus spi·lus (spī’ləs) n. A flat mole.