nevus

Questions about nevus

What does nevus mean?

nevus means "a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth".

How many syllables are in nevus?

nevus has 2 syllables and divides as ne-vus under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for nevus?

Close synonyms include birthmark. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nevus a common word?

nevus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.