Nevus

Word NEVUS
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Definitions and meanings of "Nevus"

What do we mean by nevus?

Any of various congenital or acquired lesions of the skin or oral mucosa that are usually pigmented and raised and may include epidermal, connective, vascular, or other types of tissue. noun

See nævus. noun

A general term referring to a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin. noun

A blemish on the skin that is formed before birth noun

Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.

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The word "nevus" in example sentences

A nevus is a nest of cells that grows larger or more protuberant as we age. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

"It looks like what's called a nevus-it's something like a flat mole, usually quite harmless. ❋ Gabaldon, Diana (2005)

Clusters of melanocytes may cause a mole, otherwise known as beauty mark, but the medical term is nevus. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Neonatal blue-light phototherapy could increase the risk of dysplastic nevus development. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They can be pink, brown or orange in appearance and can resemble moles, skin tags, an ordinary nevus (birth mark), or hemangiomas. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When something goes wrong within the cells of a pigmented nevus or mole, it is transformed into a cancerous melanoma. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He has no harelip, cleft palate or butterfly nevus, Captain. ❋ Colleen McCullough (2010)

In patients who are high risk of melanoma or if a patient points out an irregular dark spot or lesion (an atypical nevus, or mole), I use my trained clinical eye and the assistance of technology to take a closer look and better distinguish between a benign or dysplastic (malignant) nevus. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

One type is a flat, dark brown spot (a benign melanocytic nevus), another is pigmented and slightly raised (a junctional nevus), and there are also flesh-colored bumpy moles (intradermal nevi). ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

She ended up having a severely dysplastic nevus, a premelanoma, that was surgically excised. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

It was diagnosed as a severely dysplastic nevus which is premelanoma, and he dodged a big bullet. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

An exception to this rule: certain birthmarks around the eye and on the back, called “the nevus of Ito and Ota” respectively, are more common in darker skin types and are treated with the Nd:YAG laser. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

In a single moment I may have seen a dysplastic nevus an irregular brown spot that looks worrisome. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

Robert Redford has intradermal nevi, Sarah Jessica Parker had a junctional nevus on her chin which recently was surgically removed, Cindy Crawford has a junctional nevus near her lip, and Marilyn Monroe had a very famous benign melanocytic nevus. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

When melanocytes are mixed into the nevus, it will appear pigmented. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

Someone: Why [are you] [so different] from [others]? Him/Her: Nevus. ❋ Zrimxmx (2020)

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