Meaning of NEVUS

Pronunciation:			'neevus
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a blemish on the skin formed before birth
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	Synonyms:		birthmark
	See Also:		blemish, defect, hemangioma simplex, nevus flammeus, port-wine stain, strawberry, strawberry mark
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		Medical term for mole.
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Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A nevus is the medical term for a mole, which is a benign skin tumor composed of melanocytes.
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Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		benign tumor, bilge, birthmark, blackhead, blain, blaze, bleb, blemish, blister, blob, blotch, boss, bow, brand, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, callosity, callus, cancer, carcinoma, caste mark, check, checkmark, chine, cicatrix, clump, comedo, condyle, convex, corn, crack, crater, craze, cut, cyst, dapple, defacement, defect, deformation, deformity, discoloration, disfiguration, disfigurement, distortion, dot, dowel, ear, earmark, engraving, excrescence, fault, flange, flap, flaw, fleck, flick, freckle, fungosity, fungus, gall, gash, gnarl, graving, growth, hack, handle, hemangioma, hickey, hill, hump, hunch, intumescence, jog, joggle, jot, keloid, kink, knob, knot, knur, knurl, lentigo, lip, loop, lump, macula, malignant growth, mark, marking, metastatic tumor, milium, mole, morbid growth, mottle, mountain, needle scar, neoplasm, nick, nonmalignant tumor, notch, nub, nubbin, nubble, outgrowth, papilloma, patch, peg, pimple, pit, pock, pockmark, point, polka dot, port-wine mark, port-wine stain, prick, proud flesh, puncture, pustule, rib, ridge, rift, ring, sarcoma, scab, scar, scarification, score, scotch, scratch, scratching, sebaceous cyst, shoulder, speck, speckle, spine, splash, split, splotch, spot, stain, stigma, strawberry mark, stud, sty, style, tab, tattoo, tattoo mark, tick, tittle, track, tubercle, tubercule, tumor, twist, verruca, vesicle, wale, warp, wart, watermark, weal, welt, wen, whitehead