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SPIDER NEVUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spider nevus mean?
• SPIDER NEVUS (noun)
The noun SPIDER NEVUS has 1 sense:
1. a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate
Familiarity information: SPIDER NEVUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
spider angioma; spider nevus; vascular spider
Hypernyms ("spider nevus" is a kind of...):
angioma (a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels)
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