Naevoid

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a naevus.

    "He thought the tumour was at first more nævoid in character, but that now it was a melanotic sarcoma."

Example

More examples

"He thought the tumour was at first more nævoid in character, but that now it was a melanotic sarcoma."

Etymology

From naevus + -oid.

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