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n. - A blemish on the skin that is formed before birth.

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  • A mole is a member the skin blemish, or naevus, family.
  • Shaving the top off a naevus bloodlessly doesn't make any difference to its risk of becoming malignant – infact, it strongly suggests that themole is benign and...
  • Ziemssen figures an interesting case of naevus pilosus resembling
  • Sometimes the hairy anomalies are but instances of naevus pilosus.
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