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nautical (iou) and benign juvenile melanoma (medicine)


nautical (iou)



nautical adjective. M16.
[from French nautique or Latin nauticus from Greek nautikos from nautes sailor from naus ship + -ICAL.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of sailors, the sea, or sailing; naval, maritime.
nautical almanac a yearbook containing astronomical and tidal information for navigators etc. nautical mile any of several similar measures of distance used in making precise measurements at sea; now spec. a unit equal to 1852 metres (approx. 2025 yards); cf. SEA-mile.
C. Jackson There were nautical touches such as a ship's clock. S. Quinn The journeys..required..nautical skills for navigating large ships through difficult waters.
nauti'cality noun the quality of being nautical L19.
nautically adverb M19.

benign juvenile melanoma (medicine)


benign juvenile melanoma -->
Spitz nevus


A benign, slightly pigmented or red superficial small skin tumour composed of spindle-shaped, epithelioid, and multinucleated cells that may appear atypical; most common in children, but also appearing in adults.

Synonym: benign juvenile melanoma, epithelioid cell nevus, spindle cell nevus.