nevus
noun/ˈniːvəs/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin naevus.
1
Dermatology, Medicine, Sciences Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.
- Most birthmarks and moles fall into the category of nevi.
- Related terms
- blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome, Jadassohn's nevus phakomatosis, naeve, nevoid, nevus comedonicus, nevus flammeus, nevus flammeus nuchae, nevus lipomatosus superficialis, sebaceous nevus syndrome, Spitz nevus, angioma, hemangioma, Mongolian spot