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22:10 Jan 14, 2024 |
German to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Anne Schulz Germany Local time: 04:20 | ||||||
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3 +5 | marks, bruising |
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3 +2 | nevus/ nevi |
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nevus/ nevi Explanation: Nevus (or naevus, plural nevi or naevi, from nævus, Latin for "birthmark") is the medical term for sharply circumscribed[1] and chronic lesions of the skin or mucosa. These lesions are commonly named birthmarks or beauty marks. Nevi are benign by definition. However, 25% of malignant melanomas (a skin cancer) arise from pre-existing nevi.[2] Using the term nevus and nevi loosely, most physicians and dermatologists are actually referring to a variant of nevus called the "melanocytic nevus", which are composed of melanocytes. Histologically, melanocytic nevi are distinguished from lentigines (also a type of benign pigmented macule) by the presence of nests of melanocytes, which lentigines (plural form of lentigo) lack https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/ontologies/efo/classes?short_form... https://www.dict.cc/?s=mole |
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