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giant pigmented nevus(medicine)
lacca(medicine)
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congenital giant pigmented nevus (medicine) and lacca (medicine)


congenital giant pigmented nevus (medicine)


congenital giant pigmented nevus


These large pigmented (often hairy) congenital nevi are important because of their increased risk (10 to 15%) of conversion into malignant melanoma. A biopsy can confirm if cells have turned malignant. Any change in a pre-existing nevus should prompt a physician evaluation.


lacca (medicine)


lacca -->
shellac


A resinous excretion of an insect, Laccifer (Tachardia) lacca (family Coccidae). The insects suck the juice of various resiniferous Asiatic (chiefly Indian) trees and excrete and deposit "stick-lac." shellac softens at a low temperature. It has many nonmedicinal uses and is also used to coat confections and tablets and in dental materials, e.g., impression compound and denture base plates.

Synonym: lacca.