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port-wine stain

[ pawrt-wahyn, pohrt- ]
/ ˈpɔrtˈwaɪn, ˈpoʊrt- /
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noun

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

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RELATED WORDS

mole, nevus, hemangioma, angioma, birthmark

Nearby words

port wine stain, port-au-prince, port-gentil, port-of-spain, port-salut, port-wine stain, port-étienne, port., porta, porta-potti, portabella

Origin of port-wine stain

First recorded in 1885–90
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British Dictionary definitions for port wine stain

port wine stain

noun

a type of haemangioma, seen as a purplish birthmark, often large and on the face or neck
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for port wine stain

port-wine stain

[ pôrt′wīn′ ]

n.

A purplish area of the skin, usually on the head and neck, appearing at birth and caused by an overgrowth of the cutaneous capillaries.nevus flammeus port-wine mark
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