- port-wine stain
- port-wine stain [pôrt′wīn′]n.[descriptive]a red or purplish birthmark consisting of dense webs of dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin: often called port-wine mark
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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Port-wine stain — Classification and external resources Mikhail Gorbachev has a prominent port wine stain on his forehead. ICD 10 Q … Wikipedia
port-wine stain — port′ wine′ stain n. med pat a large birthmark of purplish color, usu. on the face or neck • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
Port-wine stain — A mark on the skin that resembles port wine (porto) in its rich ruby red color. Due to an abnormal aggregation of capillaries, a port wine stain is a type of hemangioma. it occurs on the face as a sign of Sturge Weber syndrome. * * * port wine… … Medical dictionary
port-wine stain — noun a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple • Syn: ↑nevus flammeus • Hypernyms: ↑birthmark, ↑nevus * * * noun or port wine mark ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ Etymology … Useful english dictionary
port wine stain — n. a kind of large, deep red birthmark, a persistent hemangioma or nevus, typically on the face * * * ˌport ˈwine stain 7 [port wine stain] noun a large, dark red ↑birthmark (= a mark that sb is born with on their skin) … Useful english dictionary
port-wine stain — noun Date: circa 1909 a reddish purple superficial hemangioma of the skin commonly occurring as a birthmark … New Collegiate Dictionary
port-wine stain — /pawrt wuyn , pohrt / a large birthmark of purplish color, usually on the face or neck. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
port wine stain — noun a deep red naevus, typically on the face … English new terms dictionary
port-wine stain — see naevus … The new mediacal dictionary
Port wine — This article is about the type of wine. For the birthmark, see Port wine stain. For the Krazy Kat short, see Port Whines. A glass of tawny port … Wikipedia
