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Nevus

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005797

A benign (not cancer) growth on the skin that is formed by a cluster of melanocytes (cells that make a substance called melanin, which gives color to skin and eyes). A nevus is usually dark and may be raised from the skin. Also called mole.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005797
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsmole
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005797",
  "term": "Nevus",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A benign (not cancer) growth on the skin that is formed by a cluster of melanocytes (cells that make a substance called melanin, which gives color to skin and eyes). A nevus is usually dark and may be raised from the skin. Also called mole.",
  "synonyms": [
    "mole"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/nevus/"
}

Record 11,781 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.