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ne·vus

(nē′vəs)

n. pl. ne·vi (-vī′)

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.

[Latin naevus.]

ne′void′ (-void′) adj.

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nevus

(ˈniːvəs)

n, pl -vi (-vaɪ)

(Medicine) the usual US spelling of naevus

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ne•vus

(ˈni vəs)

n., pl. -vi (-vī).

any congenital anomaly of the skin, including moles and various types of birthmarks.

[< Latin naevus mole]

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Noun

nevus - a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

birthmark

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

nevus flammeus, port-wine stain - a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple

hemangioma simplex, strawberry mark, strawberry - a soft red birthmark

Translations

ne·vus

n. nevo, lunar, marca de nacimiento.

comedonicus ___ → ___ comedónico;

compound ___ → ___ compuesto;

dysplastic ___ → ___ de displasia, con algunas células malignas;

faun tail ___ → ___ de cola de fauno;

flammeus ___ → ___ flamante;

junction, junctional ___ → ___ de unión;

melanocytic ___ → ___ melanocítico;

sebaceous ___ → ___ sebáceo.

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nevus

n (pl nevi) nevo; dysplastic — nevo displásico

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Linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis in Three successive generations.

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Ichthyosis hystrix is a group of rare conditions, characterized by spiny, hyperkeratotic scales in which blistering does not occur, erythroderma is mild or absent and localized and nevoid forms are more common.1The term is derived from the Greek roots for fish (ichthys) and porcupine (hustriks).

A sporadic case of ichthyosis hystrix: A rare entity

The risk of rhabdomyosarcoma is higher in children with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, neurofibromastosis type 1, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, nevoid basal cell carcinoma (Gorlin) syndrome, and Rubenstein-Taybi syndrome.

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Bifid rib may be associated with Gorlin-Goltz basal cell nevus syndrome, a rare autosomal dominant condition characterised by multiple nevoid basal cell carcinomas, jaw cysts and bifid ribs.

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Koh, unpublished data, 2018) compared nevi of pregnancy and nevoid melanomas.

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Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis is an uncommon nevoid anomaly of the skin.

NEVUS LIPOMATOSUS CUTANEOUS SUPERFICIALIS OF HOFFMANN AND ZURHELLE TYPE--A RARE CASE REPORT

Some of them are extremely rare like, apocrine nevi, proteoglycan nevi, nevoid ichthyosis hystrix, kissing nevus and pigmented nevi within nevus depigmentosus.

Pigmented nevi within segmental nevus depigmentosus - a rare case

Needless to say, there are several patterns and histologic subtypes that are clinically important (e.g., desmoplastic melanoma, nevoid melanoma, and spindle-cell melanoma).

Melanoma

(48) The finding of generalized BFHs should prompt further investigation to rule out nevoid BCC syndrome, Cowden syndrome, generalized follicular hamartoma syndrome, and Rombo syndrome.

Histologic Mimics of Basal Cell Carcinoma

Bullous disorders drug eruptions connective tissue diseases malignancies and nevoid disorders were not reported in our study.