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port-wine stain
[ pawrt-wahyn, pohrt- ]
noun
- a large birthmark of purplish color, usually on the face or neck.
port wine stain
noun
- 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
Example Sentences
Mutations in the skin, for example, occasionally resulted in unusual pigment patterns such as port-wine stain birthmarks.
With more work, they believe the films could be used to mask port-wine stain birthmarks, to protect the face from UV rays, or to treat skin disorders such as eczema.
She was concerned about a purple splotch on my cheek, thinking it was a port-wine stain.
Horace was by inclination a private man, nearing fifty now, with a sprawling port-wine stain on the left side of his forehead that he often fingered unconsciously.
Each featured a different actor—one who looked healthy, one who had a port-wine stain birthmark, and one who had flulike symptoms.
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