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Nevi and Melanomas
Medical Definition: | A collective term for the various types of nevi and melanomas. |
Guide Notes: | not used for indexing or cataloging; policy: Manual section 24; also TN Suppl:Tumor Key for human & corresponding vet tumors (does not contain exper tumors); DF: NEVI MELANOMAS |
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. The excess (or deficiency) of tissue may involve epidermal, connective tissue, adnexal, nervous, or vascular elements. (Dorland, 27th ed) |
Nevi and Melanomas Medical Definitions and Terms
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