See Also: Dysplastic nevi(health)
dysplastic nevi(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Nevi(medicine)
atypical nevi(medicine)
nevi and melanomas(medicine)
blue rubber-bleb nevi(medicine)
Dysplastic(medicine)
Dysplastic nevus(health)
dysplastic nevus(medicine)

French scale (medicine) and Dysplastic nevi (health)


French scale (medicine)


French scale


A scale for grading sizes of sounds, tubules, and catheters as based on a measurement of 1/3 mm and equaling 1 fr on the scale (e.g., 3 fr = 1 mm); grading to scale is carried out using a metal plate with holes ranging from 1/3 mm to 1 cm in diameter.

Synonym: Charriere scale.


Dysplastic nevi (health)


Atypical moles whose appearance is different from that of a common ordinary mole. Dysplastic nevi tend to be larger than ordinary moles, have more irregular borders, are often mixed in color and present in large numbers. A dysplastic nevus can give rise to malignant melanoma.