Taber's Medical Dictionary
nevus
(nē′vŭs )
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pl. nevi [L. naevus, birthmark]
1. A congenital discoloration of a circumscribed area of the skin due to pigmentation.
SYN: SEE: birthmark; SEE: mole
2. A circumscribed vascular tumor of the skin, usually congenital, due to hyperplasia of the blood vessels.
SEE: angioma
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Nevus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757436/all/nevus.
Nevus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757436/all/nevus. Accessed October 26, 2025.
Nevus. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757436/all/nevus
Nevus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 October 26]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757436/all/nevus.
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