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Definition of Naevus
1. Noun. (anatomy) A pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin. Naevi may be congenital or acquired. This term is reserved for benign skin lesions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Naevus
1. nevus [n -VI] : NAEVOID [adj] - See also: nevus
Medical Definition of Naevus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Naevus
Literary usage of Naevus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Treatise on Diseases of the Skin for the Use of Advanced Students and by Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1914)
"Moles are of various kinds and degrees,1 and according to the predominance of
one or other feature are divided into the several varieties, naevus ..."
2. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin by John Vietch Shoemaker (1901)
"Pigmentary naevus, which may be congenital or acquired, consists generally
of.a circumscribed deposit of an excessive quantity of pigment, alone, ..."
3. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1884)
"This little girl had a venous naevus, of the size of a large walnut, situated on the
... I then threw into the midst of the naevus, hypo- Hardening was the ..."
4. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1863)
"On the fifth or sixth day the entire surface of the naevus begins to suppurate,
a crust gradually forming, which falls off in about fourteen days, ..."
5. The Diseases of Children: Medical and Surgical by Henry Ashby, George Arthur Wright (1889)
"Internal n«evi may possibly be dangerous from haemorrhage, or from extravasation
of blood Fig. 40.—naevus of the F; ig. 40,—naevus of the race in a man of ..."
6. Skin diseases of children by George Henry Fox (1897)
"VASCULAR naevus. THE vascular form of naevus results from an excessive development
of vascular tissue in or beneath the skin, and presents a variety of ..."
7. Essentials of diseases of the skin by Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1899)
"A smooth and flat naevus, consisting essentially of augmented pigmentation alone.
What is naevus pilosus ? A naevus upon which there is an abnormal growth ..."
8. Clinical Journal (1902)
"The way one is tempted to attack the naevus is by searing the top of it by- ...
By rubbing the cautery over the top of the naevus you will give it a brown ..."
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