port-wine stain

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

noun

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

Origin of port-wine stain

First recorded in 1885–90

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

Medical definitions for port wine stain

port-wine stain
[ pôrtwīn ]

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