nevus

Japanese: nevus
nevus

…A red, blue, or brown spot on the skin. It can refer to temporary spots such as subcutaneous bleeding or brown pigmentation after eczema has healed, but it usually refers to a congenital skin malformation called a nevus, a type of mole. Most birthmarks do not disappear naturally.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "nevus" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…皮膚にみられる赤,青,褐色などの斑で,皮下出血や湿疹が治ったあとの褐色の色素沈着など一時的なものをさすこともあるが,普通には先天的な皮膚の奇形である母斑nevusをさし,ほくろもこの一種である。母斑の多くは自然に消えることはない。…

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