Nevus, Dermatology Dictionary: Skin Surgery Center

Dermatology Dictionary

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See also: melanocytes

Birthmark; a circumscribed malformation of the skin, especially if colored by hyperpigmentation or increased vascularity; it may be predominantly epidermal, adnexal, melanocytic, or mesodermal, or a compound overgrowth of these tissues. A benign localized overgrowth of malanocytes arising in the skin early in life.