nevus

IPA: neɪvʌs

(anatomy) Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.

Examples of "nevus" in Sentences

He has no harelip, cleft palate or butterfly nevus, Captain.
A nevus is a nest of cells that grows larger or more protuberant as we age.
Neonatal blue-light phototherapy could increase the risk of dysplastic nevus development.
"It looks like what's called a nevus-it's something like a flat mole, usually quite harmless.
Clusters of melanocytes may cause a mole, otherwise known as beauty mark, but the medical term is nevus.
When something goes wrong within the cells of a pigmented nevus or mole, it is transformed into a cancerous melanoma.
They can be pink, brown or orange in appearance and can resemble moles, skin tags, an ordinary nevus (birth mark), or hemangiomas.
One type is a flat, dark brown spot (a benign melanocytic nevus), another is pigmented and slightly raised (a junctional nevus), and there are also flesh-colored bumpy moles (intradermal nevi).