/ˈnɛvɔɪd/ (U.S.). naevoidnevoidadj.
/ˈniːvɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈniˌvɔɪd//ˈnɛvɔɪd/ (U.S.). Medicine.
Of the nature of or resembling a naevus.
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1876 Trans. Clin. Soc. 9 53 The vascular appearance of the tumour..tended to confirm the belief that it was nævoid in character.
1899 Arch. Surg. 10 130 There probably existed somewhere in the vesiculæ a little nævoid or papillary growth.
1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) v. 120 Lymphatics are often dilated, and the bloodvessels may be nævoid.
1997 Jrnl. Laryngol. & Otol. 111 850 A case of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- to be hepped to
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