nounplural noun naevi/ˈniːvʌɪ/ /ˈniːviː/

• A birthmark or a mole on the skin, especially a birthmark in the form of a raised red patch.

  ‘On physical examination, no clinically atypical or suspicious nevi were observed on the skin or scalp.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘I was born in the United States in 1955 and by the age of 4 months had developed a strawberry naevus on my neck.’
  • ‘Treatment required removing the nevus and resurfacing the child's body with skin grafts.’
  • ‘However, when performing any part of the physical examination, family physicians should be alert for suspicious nevi.’
  • ‘A 51-year-old white female was evaluated for multiple nevi.’

  Synonyms

  stain, mark, patch, soiling, streak, spot, blotch, tarnishing