naevus

/ ˈniːvəs /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˈnaevoid, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of naevus¹

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

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

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

From Project Gutenberg