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dysplastic nevus syndrome

n.

An atypical nevus, usually larger than 5 millimeters in diameter with variable pigmentation and ill-defined borders, marked by melanocytic dysplasia and associated with an increased risk for the development of nonfamilial cutaneous malignant melanoma.dysplastic nevus

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Nearby words

  1. dyspigmentation,
  2. dysplasia,
  3. dysplasia epiphysialis multiplex,
  4. dysplasia epiphysialis punctata,
  5. dysplastic,
  6. dyspnea,
  7. dyspnoea,
  8. dyspraxia,
  9. dysprosium,
  10. dysproteinemia
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