naevus

British  

/ ˈniːvəs /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• naevoid adjective

Etymology

Origin of naevus

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

Example Sentences

Sometimes the hairy anomalies are but instances of naevus pilosus.

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

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

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

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 Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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

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