naevusnevusn.

Brit.

/ˈniːvəs/, U.S.

/ˈnivəs/

Inflections: Plural naevi, (chiefly U.S.) nevi, (rare) naevuses, (chiefly U.S., rare) nevuses.

Forms: 1700s– naevus, 1900s– nevus (chiefly U.S.).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin naevus.

Etymology: < classical Latin naevus, of uncertain origin. Compare earlier naeve n.

Medicine.

Any congenital, usually pigmented, flat or raised lesion on the skin, consisting of a local proliferation of melanocytes or blood vessels; a mole or birthmark. Frequently with distinguishing word.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > blemish > [noun] > spot or mark > birth-mark

birthmark1579

longing mark1644

native note1658

signature1659

naevus1684

mother spot1690

naevus maternus1726

mother's mark1797

mother mark1822

strawberry-mark1847

birth stain1850

port wine mark1853

spider cancer1898

spider-naevus1898

spider1942

spider angioma1956

1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 205 Nævi, Moles are certain native Spots, and are two-fold, either plain, or protuberant.

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2173/1 Nævi, in surgery, marks or excrescences made on the skin of an infant before its birth, by the imagination of the mother.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XII. 615/2 Nævus, a mole on the skin, generally called a mother's mark.

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 242/2 If the common mole be admitted under this class of nævi.

1877 L. A. Duhring Pract. Treat. Dis. Skin 41 Permanent vascular growths in the skin, as nævi.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 826 A nævus is a new growth consisting of a congeries of dilated freely communicating vessels, held together by connective tissue.

1913 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 1 Feb. 341/1 (heading) Melanotic sarcomas resulting from irritation of pigmented nevi.

1957 Cancer 10 363 (title) Prevalence, histological types, and significance of palmar and plantar nevi.

1984 M. J. Taussig Processes in Pathol. & Microbiol. (ed. 2) vi. 693 The naevus is usually small, but can sometimes form large, flat, red-blue areas on the face or upper part of the body called ‘port-wine stains’.

1990 Internat. Jrnl. Epidemiol. 19 802/2 Specific counts were also made of raised (palpable) naevi over 3 mm, and of total naevi 6 mm or larger.

2000 N. Earls Perfect Skin 11 It's not getting lighter, his mother says, about the red lump of a strawberry naevus on his forehead just above his nose.

Compounds

† naevus needle n. Obsolete a surgical needle used to remove naevi.

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a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 625/1 Naevus needle, a cauterizing dermal needle for obliterating a nævus or birthmark.

1895 Catal. Surg. Instruments (Arnold & Sons) 60 Tumour and Nævus Needle (Liston's), ebony handle..£0 3 0.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	naevus
释义	naevusnevusn. Brit. /ˈniːvəs/, U.S. /ˈnivəs/ Inflections: Plural naevi, (chiefly U.S.) nevi, (rare) naevuses, (chiefly U.S., rare) nevuses. Forms: 1700s– naevus, 1900s– nevus (chiefly U.S.). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin naevus. Etymology: < classical Latin naevus, of uncertain origin. Compare earlier naeve n. Medicine. Any congenital, usually pigmented, flat or raised lesion on the skin, consisting of a local proliferation of melanocytes or blood vessels; a mole or birthmark. Frequently with distinguishing word. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > blemish > [noun] > spot or mark > birth-mark birthmark1579 longing mark1644 native note1658 signature1659 naevus1684 mother spot1690 naevus maternus1726 mother's mark1797 mother mark1822 strawberry-mark1847 birth stain1850 port wine mark1853 spider cancer1898 spider-naevus1898 spider1942 spider angioma1956 1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 205 Nævi, Moles are certain native Spots, and are two-fold, either plain, or protuberant. 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2173/1 Nævi, in surgery, marks or excrescences made on the skin of an infant before its birth, by the imagination of the mother. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XII. 615/2 Nævus, a mole on the skin, generally called a mother's mark. 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 242/2 If the common mole be admitted under this class of nævi. 1877 L. A. Duhring Pract. Treat. Dis. Skin 41 Permanent vascular growths in the skin, as nævi. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 826 A nævus is a new growth consisting of a congeries of dilated freely communicating vessels, held together by connective tissue. 1913 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 1 Feb. 341/1 (heading) Melanotic sarcomas resulting from irritation of pigmented nevi. 1957 Cancer 10 363 (title) Prevalence, histological types, and significance of palmar and plantar nevi. 1984 M. J. Taussig Processes in Pathol. & Microbiol. (ed. 2) vi. 693 The naevus is usually small, but can sometimes form large, flat, red-blue areas on the face or upper part of the body called ‘port-wine stains’. 1990 Internat. Jrnl. Epidemiol. 19 802/2 Specific counts were also made of raised (palpable) naevi over 3 mm, and of total naevi 6 mm or larger. 2000 N. Earls Perfect Skin 11 It's not getting lighter, his mother says, about the red lump of a strawberry naevus on his forehead just above his nose. Compounds † naevus needle n. Obsolete a surgical needle used to remove naevi. ΚΠ a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 625/1 Naevus needle, a cauterizing dermal needle for obliterating a nævus or birthmark. 1895 Catal. Surg. Instruments (Arnold & Sons) 60 Tumour and Nævus Needle (Liston's), ebony handle..£0 3 0. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1684
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