: a reddish-purple superficial hemangioma of the skin commonly occurring as a birthmark
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe pairing was to be achieved alphabetically, as if a third of the class wasn’t coloured and Walter Ulbricht didn’t have a port-wine stain eating half of his face. Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 26 Sep. 2019 The woman was middle-aged, with a port-wine stain occupying the left side of her face and a full face of makeup concealing it. Joel Barhamand, Allure, 31 Mar. 2018
Word History
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
port-wine stain
noun
ˈpȯrt-ˌwīn-
: a reddish purple superficial hemangioma of the skin commonly occurring as a birthmark