naevoid

English

Alternative forms

• nævoid
• nevoid

Etymology

From naevus +‎ -oid.

Adjective

naevoid (comparative more naevoid, superlative most naevoid)

1. (pathology) Resembling a naevus.
   • 1897, The British Homoeopathic Review, volume 41, page 3:

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

Synonyms

• naevose
• naevous

Translations

resembling a naevus

• Portuguese: nevoide

Anagrams

• Oviedan