Meanings
noun
alternative nevus flammeus
- anatomyA vascular birthmark or naevus, usually on the head and neck, consisting of an overgrowth of capillaries which produce a reddish to purplish discoloration of the skin.
Synonyms: port-wine mark, port-wine stain
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA vascular birthmark or naevus, usually on the head and neck, consisting of an overgrowth of capillaries which produce a reddish to purplish discoloration of the skin.
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Translations
Dutch wijnvlek
- wijnvlekanatomy: vascular birthmark
German Feuermal
- Feuermalanatomy: vascular birthmark
Hebrew כתם יין פורט
- כתם יין פורטanatomy: vascular birthmark
Icelandic valbrá
- valbráanatomy: vascular birthmark
Italian nevo vinoso
- nevo vinosoanatomy: vascular birthmark
Persian خال لکهشرابی
- خال لکهشرابیanatomy: vascular birthmark
Portuguese malformação capilar, mancha em vinho do Porto
- malformação capilaranatomy: vascular birthmark
- mancha em vinho do Portoanatomy: vascular birthmark
Russian ви́нные пя́тна
- ви́нные пя́тна (vínnyje pjátna)anatomy: vascular birthmark
Spanish mancha de vino
- mancha de vinoanatomy: vascular birthmark
Swedish eldsmärke
- eldsmärkeanatomy: vascular birthmark
Ukrainian винні плями
- винні плями (vynni pljamy)anatomy: vascular birthmark
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