Meanings
nounnevus flammeus nuchae (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA congenital and usually temporary capillary malformation in a newborn. It is generally pink and flat, and is caused by the dilation of blood vessels.
Synonyms: stork bite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA congenital and usually temporary capillary malformation in a newborn. It is generally pink and flat, and is caused by the dilation of blood vessels.
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Translations
Dutch ooievaarsbeet
- ooievaarsbeetmalformation
Estonian kurenokajälg
- kurenokajälgmalformation
Finnish haikaran purema
- haikaran puremamalformation
French nævus simplex
- nævus simplexmalformation
German Storchenbiss, Bossard-Fleck
- Storchenbissmalformation
- Bossard-Fleckmalformation
Icelandic storkbit, storkabit
- storkbitmalformation
- storkabitmalformation
Swedish storkbett
- storkbettmalformation
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