See Also: nevus cavernosus(medicine)
sinus cavernosus(medicine)
plexus cavernosus(medicine)
Nevus(health)
nevus of ota(medicine)
Ota's nevus(medicine)
Nevus(medicine)
Ito's nevus(medicine)
nevus lipomatodes(medicine)
nevus cell(medicine)

opioid (iou) and nevus cavernosus (medicine)


opioid (iou)



opioid noun & adjective. M20.
[from OPI(UM + -OID.]
Pharmacology & Biochemistry.
A. noun. Any compound resembling cocaine and morphine in its addictive properties or in its neurochemical (and esp. analgesic) effects. Cf. OPIATE noun 2. M20.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or of the Nature of an opioid. M20.

nevus cavernosus (medicine)


nevus cavernosus -->
cavernous angioma
Vascular malformation composed of sinusoidal vessels without a large feeding artery; can be multiple, especially if inherited as an autosomal dominant trait.

Synonym: nevus cavernosus.