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SPIDER NEVUS

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

• SPIDER NEVUS (noun)

Sense 1

spider nevus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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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