Health / Medical Topics

    Compound nevus

    Pronunciation

    Definition 1

    A type of mole formed by groups of nevus cells found in the epidermis and dermis (the two main layers of tissue that make up the skin). (NCI Dictionary)

    Definition 2

    A nevus composed of neoplastic melanocytes that infiltrate both the epidermis and the dermis. (NCI Thesaurus)




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