Port-wine Stain Definition

pôrtwīn
noun
A red or purplish birthmark consisting of dense webs of dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • nevus flammeus

Port-wine Stain Sentence Examples

  • No. A port wine stain is a birthmark created by malformed and dilated blood vessels.

  • The port wine stain is a benign tumor just under the surface of the skin, made up of overabundant blood vessels (angiomas).

  • An estimated 13 percent of individuals with SWS will not have the port wine stain.

  • In addition, some children with port wine stain may not have Sturge-Weber syndrome.

  • Sometimes the port wine stain covers other parts of the body as well as the face.

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