mole (1)
[Old English māl, blemish]
A birthmark or nevus.
MOLES
PATIENT CARE
The patient is encouraged to regularly inspect areas of the skin that have moles and consult a health care professional about any mole that changes color or shows signs of growth or changes in appearance, as such changes may indicate neoplasm.
MOLES
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Mole (1)." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/772390/all/mole__1_.
Mole (1). In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/772390/all/mole__1_. Accessed December 8, 2023.
Mole (1). (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/772390/all/mole__1_
Mole (1) [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 December 08]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/772390/all/mole__1_.
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