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naevus
/ ˈniːvəs /
noun
- any congenital growth or pigmented blemish on the skin; birthmark or mole
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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!
From Children's BBC
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.
From Project Gutenberg
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.
From Nature
The variant allele was also associated with increased naevus count and non-blue eye colour.
From Nature
Sometimes the hairy anomalies are but instances of naevus pilosus.
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