port-wine stain

[pawrt-wahyn, pohrt-]

noun

1. a large birthmark of purplish color, usually on the face or neck.

port wine stain

noun

1. a type of haemangioma, seen as a purplish birthmark, often large and on the face or neck

Word History and Origins

Origin of port-wine stain¹

First recorded in 1885–90