port-wine stain
noun
a large birthmark of purplish color, usually on the face or neck.
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port wine stainnouna type of haemangioma, seen as a purplish birthmark, often large and on the face or neck
port-wine stain
American
[pawrt-wahyn, pohrt-]
/ ˈpɔrtˈwaɪn, ˈpoʊrt- /
noun
port wine stain
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of port-wine stain
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Mutations in the skin, for example, occasionally resulted in unusual pigment patterns such as port-wine stain birthmarks.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 15, 2023
And I had an RNAi topical to fade the port-wine stain on the back of my neck.
From Scientific American • Jun. 9, 2012
Q. Birthmark: I'm in my 40s and have a port-wine stain on my face.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2012
An exception is the massive port-wine stain with which Michael Wood was born nearly five years ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was concerned about a purple splotch on my cheek, thinking it was a port-wine stain.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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