naevus

British

/ ˈniːvəs /

noun

any congenital growth or pigmented blemish on the skin; birthmark or mole

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

naevoid

adjective

Etymology

Origin of naevus

C19: from Latin; related to ( g ) natus born, produced by nature

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

naevus

The case was really one of large congenital naevus pilosus and fibroma molluscum combined.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

Sometimes the hairy anomalies are but instances of naevus pilosus.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

Ziemssen figures an interesting case of naevus pilosus resembling "bathing tights".

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023