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MeSH Heading: Nevus, Pigmented
Tree Number(s): C04.557.665.560.615
Unique ID: D009508
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009508
Annotation: coordinate with SKIN NEOPLASMS + site if relevant
Scope Note: A nevus containing melanin. The term is usually restricted to nevocytic nevi (round or oval collections of melanin-containing nevus cells occurring at the dermoepidermal junction of the skin or in the dermis proper) or moles, but may be applied to other pigmented nevi.
Entry Term(s): Nevi, Melanocytic; Nevi, Pigmented; Nevus, Melanocytic; Pigmented Moles
NLM Classification #: WR 500
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

blood supply (BS)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0014788
Scope Note: A nevus containing melanin. The term is usually restricted to nevocytic nevi (round or oval collections of melanin-containing nevus cells occurring at the dermoepidermal junction of the skin or in the dermis proper) or moles, but may be applied to other pigmented nevi.
Terms: Nevus, Pigmented Preferred Term
Term UI T028331
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Pigmented Moles
Term UI T811776
Date11/15/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID OMIM (2013); Nevi, Melanocytic
Term UI T028334
Date04/01/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Nevi, Pigmented
Term UI T028330
Date04/01/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Nevus, Melanocytic
Term UI T028335
Date03/26/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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