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NAEVI [1 record]

Record 1 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

A circumscribed stable malformation of the skin and occasionally of the oral mucosa, which is not due to external causes and therefore presumed to be of hereditary origin.

OBS

The excess (or deficiency) of tissue may involve epidermal, connective tissue, adnexal, nervous, or vascular elements.

OBS

nevus: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

OBS

Plural: nevi.

Key term(s)
  • nevi

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Altération cutanée prenant la forme d'une tache ou d'une tumeur.

OBS

Souvent congénitale, d'origine embryonnaire, elle peut aussi n'apparaître que longtemps après la naissance.

OBS

Pluriel : nævi.

Key term(s)
  • naevi

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Piel
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
DEF

Área pigmentada de la piel de origen congénito.

OBS

Puede presentar abultamiento y crecimiento capilar. Puede ser el origen de un melanoma, por lo que se debe observar cualquier cambio en ellos.

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