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naevus

/ ˈniːvəs /

noun

  1. 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


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Derived Forms

  • ˈnaevoid, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of naevus1

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

It's called boraras naevus and is just 2cm long!

N�vus, nē′vus, n. a birth-mark: a congenital growth strictly on a part of the skin, whether a pigmentary n�vus or mole, or a vascular naevus or overgrowth of capillary blood-vessels—also Mother-spot or Birth-mark—also N�ve, Neve:—pl.

The case–control analysis corrected for naevus count and eye colour was computed by fitting a logistic regression with naevus count and eye colour categories as covariates.

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The variant allele was also associated with increased naevus count and non-blue eye colour.

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Sometimes the hairy anomalies are but instances of naevus pilosus.

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