| naevus | <dermatology, tumour> Tumour like but nonneoplastic hamartoma of skin. A vascular naevus is a localised capillary rich area of the skin (strawberry birthmark, sometimes the much more extensive port wine stain). A mole benign melanoma) is a pigmented naevus, a cluster of melanocytes containing melanin. (13 Nov 1997) |
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| blue naevus | <dermatology> A nonmalignant accumulation of highly pigmented melanocytes deep in the dermis. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| Tierfell naevus | Synonym: bathing trunk nevus. Origin: Ger. A nevus simulating the pelt of an animal (05 Mar 2000) |