Visible, circumscribed, chronic lesion of the skin or mucosa, either congenital or acquired

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A glum Frenchman: he has plenty of 'buttons' (French boutons, i.e. moles, nodules or naevi) on his face, but lacks them on his trousers. Coloured pen and ink drawing by Tirvert.

A surgeon removing moles from a grimacing patient's head. Engraving after D. Teniers.

Neurofibromatosis and Recklingshausen's disease

Magninus, Caspar

Small subcutaneous and cutaneous growths (Series 1)

On naevi materni and dilatations of the vessels of the integument / by Holmes Coote.

Magini, Giovanni Antonio (1555-1617)

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Nevus

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Neurofibromatosis and Recklingshausen's disease

Magninus, Caspar

Small subcutaneous and cutaneous growths (Series 1)

On naevi materni and dilatations of the vessels of the integument / by Holmes Coote.

Magini, Giovanni Antonio (1555-1617)

Nevus

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Images about Nevus

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Neurofibromatosis and Recklingshausen's disease

Magninus, Caspar

Small subcutaneous and cutaneous growths (Series 1)

On naevi materni and dilatations of the vessels of the integument / by Holmes Coote.

Magini, Giovanni Antonio (1555-1617)

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