port wine stain

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pawrt, pohrt wahyn steyn]
- /pɔrt, poʊrt waɪn steɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pawrt, pohrt wahyn steyn]
- /pɔrt, poʊrt waɪn steɪn/

Definitions of port wine stain words

noun port wine stain a large birthmark of purplish color, usually on the face or neck. 1
noun port wine stain a type of haemangioma, seen as a purplish birthmark, often large and on the face or neck 0
noun port wine stain a red or purplish birthmark consisting of dense webs of dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin 0

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Origin of port wine stain

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Port wine stain

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Port wine stain

port wine stain popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for port wine stain

noun port wine stain

angioma — a tumour consisting of a mass of blood vessels (haemangioma) or a mass of lymphatic vessels (lymphangioma)
angiomata — a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
birthmark — A birthmark is a mark on someone's skin that has been there since they were born.
hemangioma — See under angioma.
hemangiomata — See under angioma.

All 6 Synonyms of port wine stain

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