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port-wine stain
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port·-wine· stain (pôrt′wīn′)
a red or purplish birthmark consisting of dense webs of dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin
often called port-wine mark
Etymology: descriptive
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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