port-wine stain

noun

: a reddish-purple superficial hemangioma of the skin commonly occurring as a birthmark

Examples of port-wine stain in a Sentence

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The pairing was to be achieved alphabetically, as if a third of the class wasn’t coloured and Walter Ulbricht didn’t have a port-wine stain eating half of his face. Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 26 Sep. 2019 The woman was middle-aged, with a port-wine stain occupying the left side of her face and a full face of makeup concealing it. Joel Barhamand, Allure, 31 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of port-wine stain was in 1886

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“Port-wine stain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port-wine%20stain. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

port-wine stain

noun
: a reddish purple superficial hemangioma of the skin commonly occurring as a birthmark

called also nevus flammeus, port-wine mark

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