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Negus vs Nevus - What's the difference?

negus | nevus |

As nouns the difference between negus and nevus

is that negus is negus, title of the ruler of ethiopia while nevus is (anatomy) a general term referring to a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.

negus

English

(wikipedia Negus)

Noun

(es)
  • (historical) A ruler of Ethiopia or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the supreme ruler of Ethiopia before 1974.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 240:
  • It was a Syrian merchant, Frumentius, who is credited with converting Ezana, the Negus (king or emperor) of the powerful northern Ethiopian state of Aksum.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An English surname of unknown derivation
  • Anagrams

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    nevus

    English

    (wikipedia nevus)

    Alternative forms

    * naevus *

    Noun

    (nevi)
  • (anatomy) A general term referring to a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.
  • :Most birthmarks and moles fall into the category of nevi .
  • Synonyms

    * birthmark * mole

    Derived terms

    * nevoid

    See also

    * angioma * hemangioma * Mongolian spot

    Anagrams

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