There are two basic kinds of medical test results: 1  Tests that give yes or no answers (usually used for diagnostic purposes) 2  Tests that give relative results, as in measuring something to be higher or lower, bigger or smaller than before, or inside or outside a normal range.
[edit on Wikidata] A melanocytic nevus (also known as nevocytic nevus) is a type of lesion that contains nevus cells (a type of melanocyte). Some sources equate the term mole with melanocytic nevus. Other sources reserve the term mole for other purposes.
Acquired. 1  Acquired melanocytic nevus Types of acquired melanocytic nevi are categorized based on the location of cells Junctional: epidermis. Intradermal: dermis. Compound: epidermis and dermis. 2  Atypical (dysplastic) nevus: This type of nevus must be diagnosed based on histological features.