Diseases

Nevus

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.

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Mole, Skin
  • Moles, Skin
  • Nevi
  • Skin Mole
  • Skin Moles

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Aspects Covered

38 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with SKIN NEOPLASMS (IM) + site (IM or NIM) if relevant; general; note many specific nevus terms

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NLM Classification

WR 500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nevus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009506. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009506
  2. Nevus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevus
  3. Nevus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q692077