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🟤 Like a birthmark 🟤 A skin growth
nevoid

nevoid

9.9
A skin area that looks like a mole or birthmark
  • adjective
  • /ˈniːvɔɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : nevoide
  • Her nevoid birthmark on the cheek has always been a topic of conversation among her friends.

Examples

  • We report the first patient with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome and a fetal rhabdomyoma of the tongue.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Fetal rhabdomyoma is not generally considered part of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The doctor examined the nevoid lesions on the patient's arm to determine their nature.

  • He has several nevoid spots on his back that resemble moles.

Compounds

nevoid elephantiasis
  • Specialized
9.9

A birth condition causing one arm or leg to swell and skin to thicken when lymph vessels are blocked

Surface Forms

nevoid positive

Morphology

nevoid = nevus (transparent) = nevus + oid

Formed by the medical base 'nevus' plus the combining suffix '-oid' meaning 'resembling', giving a direct descriptive meaning.

Etymology

Nevoid comes from the Latin nevus meaning 'birthmark' and the ending -oid meaning 'like', as in humanoid. So nevoid describes something that is 'like a birthmark' on the skin.