NEVUS (nevi)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: nevi   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does nevus mean? 

• NEVUS (noun)
  The noun NEVUS has 1 sense:

1. a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

  Familiarity information: NEVUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEVUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

birthmark; nevus

Hypernyms ("nevus" is a kind of...):

blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nevus"):

nevus flammeus; port-wine stain (a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple)

hemangioma simplex; strawberry; strawberry mark (a soft red birthmark)

 Context examples 

A melanocytic nevus that is present at birth.

(Congenital Melanocytic Nevus, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign melanocytic nevus with a halo appearance.

(Halo Nevus, NCI Thesaurus)

A nevus is usually dark and may be raised from the skin.

(Nevus, NCI Dictionary)

Most malignant melanomas of the uveal tract develop from benign melanomas (nevi).

(Choroid Neoplasm, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Precursor lesions include acquired and congenital melanocytic nevi, and dysplastic nevi.

(Cutaneous Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A Spitz nevus associated with fibrous stroma formation.

(Desmoplastic Spitz Nevus, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign melanocytic nevus surrounded by eczematous changes.

(Meyerson Nevus, NCI Thesaurus)

This neoplasm is not associated with the presence of dysplastic nevi in other anatomic areas.

(Atypical Melanocytic Nevus of the Genital Type, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called basal cell nevus syndrome and nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.

(Gorlin syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

A dysplastic nevus is often larger with borders that are not easy to see.

(Dysplastic nevus, NCI Dictionary)